23Juda 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.


In Context

20 And Juda sent a kid by his shepherd, the Odollamite, that he might receive the pledge again, which he had given to the woman: but he, not finding her,

21 asked the men of that place : Where is the woman that sat in the cross way? And when they all made answer: There was no harlot in this place,

22 He returned to Juda, and said to him: I have not found her; moreover the men of that place said to me, that there never sat a harlot there.

23 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.

24 And behold after three months they told a lie, saying: Thamar, thy daughter in law hath played the harlot, and she appeareth to have a big belly. And Juda said : Bring her out that she may be burnt.

25 But when she was led to execution, she sent to her father in law, saying: By the man, to whom these things belong, I am with child. See whose ring, and bracelet, and staff this is.

Genesis 38:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:23And Judah said, Let her take [it] to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

38:23Then Judah said, "Let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn't find her."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

38:23And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:23Then Judah said, Let her take it for herself, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

38:23And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

38:23Judah said, |Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven't found her.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

38:23and Judah saith, 'Let her take to herself, lest we become despised; lo, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

38:23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and you have not found her.