His father recognised it. ‘It is my son’s robe,’ he said. ‘A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces! ’
Genesis 38:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Judah recognised them and said, ‘She is more in the right than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.’ And he did not know her intimately again. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Judah acknowledged them and said, She has been more righteous and just than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he did not cohabit with her again. American Standard Version (1901) And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. Common English Bible Judah recognized them and said, “She’s more righteous than I am, because I didn’t allow her to marry my son Shelah.” Judah never knew her intimately again. Catholic Public Domain Version But he, acknowledging the gifts, said: "She is more just than I am. For I did not deliver her to my son Shelah." However, he knew her no more. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he acknowledging the gifts, said: She is juster than I; because I did not give her to Sela; my son. However, he knew her no more. |
His father recognised it. ‘It is my son’s robe,’ he said. ‘A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces! ’
So she took off her widow’s clothes, veiled her face, covered herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
The man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘I have had a male child with the Lord’s help.’
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and placed them under guard. He provided for them, but he was not intimate with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.
When David saw the angel striking the people, he said to the Lord, ‘Look, I am the one who has sinned; I am the one who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let your hand be against me and my father’s family.’
But now that this has happened to you, you have become exhausted. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
I have spoken once, and I will not reply; twice, but now I can add nothing.
You must also bear your disgrace, since you have helped your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you because of your sins, which you committed more detestably than they did. So you also, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do you tolerate those who are treacherous? Why are you silent while one who is wicked swallows up one who is more righteous than himself?
When they heard this, they left one by one, starting with the older men. Only he was left, with the woman in the centre.
The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of light.
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are subject to the law, , so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgement. ,
and said to David, ‘You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.
You yourself have told me today what good you did for me: when the Lord handed me over to you, you didn’t kill me.