Genesis 38:26

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Summary

And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

Acknowledged

Genesis 37:33

She hath

More righteous

Genesis 38:14

And he knew

General references

Bible References

Acknowledged

And he knew it and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

She hath

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast repaid me with good, whereas I have repaid thee with evil.

And David spoke unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people and said, I have sinned, I committed the iniquity, but these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me and against my father's house.

Thou also, who hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they; they are more righteous than thou; be thou confounded also and bear thy shame in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil and canst not look on iniquity: why dost thou look upon those that deal treacherously and hold thy tongue when the wicked devour the man that is more righteous than he?

And those who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest even unto the last; and Jesus was left alone and the woman that had been in the midst.

Now we know that all that the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may submit themselves unto God.

More righteous

And she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself and sat by the gate to the waters by the way to Timnath, for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

And he knew

And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain and said, I have gained a man by the LORD.

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house, and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

And when David came to his house at Jerusalem, the king took the ten women, his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward and fed them, but did not go in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

But now that it is come upon thee, thou art grieved; it touches thee, and thou art troubled.

For it is of God to say, I have forgiven, I will no longer destroy.

Once I have spoken; but I will not answer; even twice, but I will proceed no further.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance

The night is past, and the day is come; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us clothe ourselves with the weapons of light.

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

so that now the time that remains in the flesh, he might live, not unto the lusts of men, but unto the will of God.

General references

But if the bright spot stays in its place and does not spread, it is the scab of a boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law; she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

lest thou give thine honour unto others and thy years unto the cruel,

saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother.