Genesis

Genesis 38:26

26Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Judahיְהוּדָ֗הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֣רway·yak·kêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5234 regard, recognize
and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
She is more righteousצָֽדְקָ֣הṣā·ḏə·qāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6663 be just, righteous
than Iמִמֶּ֔נִּיmim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
sinceכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
give herנְתַתִּ֖יהָnə·ṯat·tî·hāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
to my sonבְנִ֑יḇə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
Shelahלְשֵׁלָ֣הlə·šê·lāhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7956 Shelah
And he did notוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
have relations with herלְדַעְתָּֽה׃lə·ḏaʿ·tå̄hPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3045 know
againיָסַ֥ףyā·sap̄Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3254 add

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