They sent the long-sleeved robe to their father and said, ‘We found this. Examine it. Is it your son’s robe or not? ’
Genesis 38:25 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As she was being brought out, she sent her father-in-law this message: ‘I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.’ And she added, ‘Examine them. Whose signet ring, cord, and staff are these? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When she was brought forth, she [took the things he had given her in pledge and] sent [them] to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man to whom these articles belong. Then she added, Make out clearly, I pray you, to whom these belong, the signet [seal], [signet] cord, and staff. American Standard Version (1901) When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff. Common English Bible When she was brought out, she sent this message to her father-in-law, “I’m pregnant by the man who owns these things. See if you recognize whose seal, cord, and staff these are.” Catholic Public Domain Version But when she was led out to the punishment, she sent to her father-in-law, saying: "I conceived by the man to whom these things belong. Recognize whose ring, and bracelet, and staff this is." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But when she was led to execution, she sent to her father-in-law, saying: By the man, to whom these things belong, I am with child. See whose ring, and bracelet, and staff this is. |
They sent the long-sleeved robe to their father and said, ‘We found this. Examine it. Is it your son’s robe or not? ’
‘What should I give you? ’ he asked. She answered, ‘Your signet ring, your cord, and the staff in your hand.’ So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
Like the shame of a thief when he is caught, so the house of Israel has been put to shame. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets
on the day when God judges what people have kept secret, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.
So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books.