Genesis 38:25
“When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Judah acknowledged them,.... He knew them, and owned them to be his:
and said, she hath been more righteous than…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 38:1-30
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The signet - חתמת chothemeth, properly a seal, or instrument with which impressions were made to ascertain property,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 38:24-30
Here is, I. Judah's rigour against Tamar, when he heard she was an adulteress. She was, in the eye of the law, Shelah's…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Genesis 38:12-26
Tamar and Judah
12. Timnah Possibly the same as in Jos 15:10; Jos 15:57; Jdg 14:1.
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