Genesis 38:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 38:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 38:2616 words
וַיַּכֵּרwayakērAnd scrutinize
יְהוּדָהyəhûdāhJehudah
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
צָדְקָהṣādəqāhBe
מִמֶּנִּיmimenîPart
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
עַלʿalAbove
כֵּןkēnSet upright
לֹאlōʾNot
נְתַתִּיהָnətatîhāGive
לְשֵׁלָהləšēlāhTo Shelah
בְנִיvənîSon
וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not
יָסַףyāsap̄Add
עוֹדʿwōdIteration
לְדַעְתָּהlədaʿətāhTo know
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
Word-by-word meanings
Explore community notes on Genesis 38:26
Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion