He returned to Judah, and he said to him: "I did not find her. Moreover, the men of that place told me that a prostitute had never sat there."
Genesis 38:23 - 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." 更多版本King 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.” 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. English Standard Version 2016 And Judah replied, “Let her keep the things as her own, or we shall be laughed at. You see, I sent this young goat, and you did not find her.” |
He returned to Judah, and he said to him: "I did not find her. Moreover, the men of that place told me that a prostitute had never sat there."
And behold, after three months, they reported to Judah, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has committed fornication and her abdomen appears to be enlarged." And Judah said, "Produce her, so that she may be burned."
Therefore, why have you despised the word of the Lord, so that you did evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword. And you have taken his wife as a wife for yourself. And you have put him to death with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
But what fruit did you hold at that time, in those things about which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
For we renounce dishonorable and hidden acts, not walking by craftiness, nor by adulterating the Word of God. Instead, by the manifestation of truth, we commend ourselves to the conscience of each man before God.
"Behold, I arrive like a thief. Blessed is he who is vigilant and who preserves his vestment, lest he walk naked and they see his disgrace."