Genesis 38:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Judah 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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Judah discerneth and saith, ‘She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;’ and he hath not added to know her again.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Judah
יְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

recognized [the items]
וַיַּכֵּ֣ר (way·yak·kêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize

and said,
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“She is more righteous
צָֽדְקָ֣ה (ṣā·ḏə·qāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous

than I,
מִמֶּ֔נִּי (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

since
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I did not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

give
נְתַתִּ֖יהָ (nə·ṯat·tî·hā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

her to my son
בְנִ֑י (ḇə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

Shelah.”
לְשֵׁלָ֣ה (lə·šê·lāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7956: Shelah -- a son of Judah

And he did not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

have relations with her
לְדַעְתָּֽה׃‪‬ (lə·ḏa‘·tāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

again.
יָסַ֥ף (yā·sap̄)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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