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

She hath

And he said to David, you are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.

And David spoke unto the LORD when he saw the angel that struck the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray you, be against me, and against my father's house.

You also, who have judged your sisters, bear your own shame for your sins that you have committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than you: yea, be disgraced also, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters.

You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and can not look on iniquity: why do you look upon them that deal treacherously, and hold your tongue when the wicked devours the man that is more righteous than he?

And they 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 standing before him.

Now we know that whatsoever things the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

More righteous

And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him as wife.

And he knew

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from 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 David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in confinement, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.

But now it is come upon you, and you faint; it touches you, and you are troubled.

Surely it is fitting to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

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

Bring forth therefore fruits befitting for repentance:

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

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

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

General references

But if the bright spot stays in its place, and spreads not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law: she is your son's wife; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

Lest you give your honor unto others, and your years unto the merciless:

Saying, Teacher, 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 children for his brother.