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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. (KJV)

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וַיַּכֵּ֣רvai.ya.Kerand he recognized [them]

Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to recognize

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 27:23, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 38:25, Genesis 42:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5234A; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 1

יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 2

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 3

צָֽדְקָ֣הtza.de.Kahshe is righteous

Lemma: צָדֵק (tsa.daq) · Strong's: H6663

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to justify

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 44:16, Exodus 23:7, Deuteronomy 25:1, 2 Samuel 15:4, 1 Kings 8:32, 2 Chronicles 6:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6663; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 4

מִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.nimore than me

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 5

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) · Strong's: H3588C

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for as that: since

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 33:10, Numbers 10:31, Numbers 14:43, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588C; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 6

עַל\־'al-since

Lemma: [כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) · Strong's: H5921B

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: as

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 33:10, Numbers 10:31, Numbers 14:43, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921B; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 7

כֵּ֥ןken<thus>

Lemma: [כִּי עַל] כֵּן ([ki al] ken) · Strong's: H3651B

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: as

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 33:10, Numbers 10:31, Numbers 14:43, Judges 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651B; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 8

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 9

נְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haI gave her

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 10

לְשֵׁלָ֣הle.she.Lahto Shelah

Lemma: שֵׁלָה (she.lah) · Strong's: H7956

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Shelah

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 38:5, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 46:12, Numbers 26:20, 1 Chronicles 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7956; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 11

בְנִ֑יve.Nison my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 12

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 13

יָסַ֥ףya.Safhe repeated

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to add: again

Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 14

ע֖וֹדodagain

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 15

לְדַעְתָּֽה\׃le.da'.Tahto know her

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Genesis 38:26 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
recognized [the items]	→	נָכַר H5234A to recognize
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
She is more righteous	→	צָדֵק H6663 to justify
than I	→	מִן־ H4480A from
since	→	כִּי [עַל כֵּן] H3588C for as that: since
. . .	→	[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] H5921B as
. . .	→	[כִּי עַל] כֵּן H3651B as
I did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
give her	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
to my son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
Shelah	→	שֵׁלָה H7956 Shelah
And he did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
have relations with her	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
again	→	יָסַף H3254G to add: again
. . .	→	עוֹד H5750 still

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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