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Genesis Capítulo 38
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Ge 38:1-30.
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Ge 38:1-30.
JUDAH AND FAMILY.
1. at that time--a formula frequently used by the sacred writers, not to describe any precise period, but an interval near about it.
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2. 猶大在那裏看見一個迦南人……的女兒——像以掃
[Ge 26:34]
一樣，雅各這個兒子丟棄了宗教的約束，娶了迦南家族的女子為妻；從這樣不合宜的結合所生的家族，以大膽無恥的邪惡聞名，也就不足為奇了。
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2. And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite--Like Esau
[Ge 26:34],
this son of Jacob, casting off the restraints of religion, married into a Canaanite family; and it is not surprising that the family which sprang from such an unsuitable connection should be infamous for bold and unblushing wickedness.
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8. 猶大對俄南說……與她同房，為你哥哥生子立後——這是一個習俗的最早實例，這習俗後來被納入摩西的律法之中：當丈夫去世留下寡婦時，他那年齡最相近的兄弟要娶她為妻，所生的兒女（若有）要作死者的後嗣（參
De 25:5）。
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8. Judah said unto Onan . . . marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother--The first instance of a custom, which was afterwards incorporated among the laws of Moses, that when a husband died leaving a widow, his brother next of age was to marry her, and the issue, if any, was to be served heir to the deceased (compare
De 25:5).
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12. 猶大……上到剪羊毛的人那裏——這個季節在巴勒斯坦發生在三月末，是在異乎尋常的歡樂中度過的，最富有的主人邀請他們的朋友，也款待他們的僕人，享用豐盛的宴席。因此經上說，猶大由他的朋友希拉陪同。
亭納——在猶大山地。
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12. Judah . . . went up unto his sheep-shearers--This season, which occurs in Palestine towards the end of March, was spent in more than usual hilarity, and the wealthiest masters invited their friends, as well as treated their servants, to sumptuous entertainments. Accordingly, it is said, Judah was accompanied by his friend Hirah.
Timnath--in the mountains of Judah.
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18. 印等等——手鐲，包括臂釧，希伯來人中男女都佩戴。但這裏譯作「手鐲」的希伯來文字，在別處都譯作「帶子」或「絲帶」；因此，由於單是印章大概就超過那隻山羊的價值，便不易推測為何還要加上其他東西，除非假定那穿孔的印章是用絲帶繫在杖上。
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18. signet, &c.--Bracelets, including armlets, were worn by men as well as women among the Hebrews. But the Hebrew word here rendered "bracelets," is everywhere else translated "lace" or "ribbon"; so that as the signet alone was probably more than an equivalent for the kid, it is not easy to conjecture why the other things were given in addition, except by supposing the perforated seal was attached by a ribbon to the staff.
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24. 把她帶出來，將她燒了——在先祖時代，父親對家中成員似乎握有生殺之權。古時在許多地方，姦淫之罪是以火刑處罰的
(Le 21:9； Jud 15:6； Jer 29:22)。
本章所載的種種細節，若不是為要展示救主家譜與亞伯拉罕之間那條鏈條的完整環節，大概永遠不會被收錄在受默示的記錄之中；而在本段登場的那些聲名狼藉的先祖身上，我們得了顯著的明證：「祂反倒虛己」
[Php 2:7]。
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24. Bring her forth, and let her be burnt--In patriarchal times fathers seem to have possessed the power of life and death over the members of their families. The crime of adultery was anciently punished in many places by burning
(Le 21:9; Jud 15:6; Jer 29:22).
This chapter contains details, which probably would never have obtained a place in the inspired record, had it not been to exhibit the full links of the chain that connects the genealogy of the Saviour with Abraham; and in the disreputable character of the ancestry who figure in this passage, we have a remarkable proof that "He made himself of no reputation"
[Php 2:7].
Ge 38:1-30.
猶大與其家人。
1. 那時候——這是受默示的作者常用的公式語，不是描述某個精確的時期，而是大致在其前後的一段時間。