And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no harlot here.
Genesis 38:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Judah said, Let her keep [the pledge articles] for herself, lest we be made ashamed. I sent this kid, but you have not found her. American Standard Version (1901) And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. Common English Bible Judah said, “Let her keep everything so we aren’t laughed at. I did send this kid goat, but you couldn’t find her.” Catholic Public Domain Version Judah said: "Let her hold herself to blame. Certainly, she is not able to accuse us of a lie. I sent the young goat that I had promised, and you did not find her." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Juda said: Let her take it to herself; surely she cannot charge us with a lie. I sent the kid which I promised: and thou didst not find her. |
And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no harlot here.
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Wounds and dishonour shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.
What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
for the things which are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of.
(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)