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Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew her again no more.
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Verse 26. Juster. For Juda had been guilty of injustice; and had thus exposed her to the danger of following a life of lewdness. Bible.—She remained a widow afterwards, as she was now rendered unfit to be married either to Juda or Sela. The latter married another woman. Numbers 26:19. Calmet.—While Juda was engaged in this unlawful commerce, and yielded to the temptation, Joseph was triumphing over a much greater temptation, in rejecting the solicitations of his master’s wife. Bible.
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