Rujukan Talmud untuk Kejadian 38:26: Jerusalem Talmud Sotah, Makkot & Bava Kamma

The Elders wash their hands with water at the place where the calf’s neck was broken and say¹³⁸The court can perform the ceremony only if it did not tolerate a breakdown of social services.: “Our hands did not spill this blood,” etc. The priests say¹⁴¹Deut. 21:8.: “Purge for Your people Israel.” The Holy Spirit says, “the blood was purged for them.” Three verses were said on one topic, what this one said the other did not say, and vice-versa. Similarly, you say¹⁴⁴Gen. 38:25–26. A different version in the Babli, Makkot 23b.: “She said, please recognize this seal, strings, and staff,” so far Tamar spoke. “Jehudah recognized and said, she is more just than I am because I did not give her to my son Shelah,” so far Jehudah spoke. The Holy Spirit said, “he never knew her again.¹⁴⁵On could also translate: He never stopped knowing her.” Three verses were said on one topic, what this one said the other did not say, and vice-versa. Similarly, you say¹⁴⁶Num. 13:27–30. The interpretation saves Joshua’s reputation, who is silent in the biblical narrative.: “They told him and said, we came to the land you sent us to; it really is flowing of milk and honey and that is its fruit;” so far Joshua spoke. “But the people are strong who dwell in the land, the cities are very highly fortified, and also the young giants we saw there;” so far said the spies. “Caleb silenced the people to Moses and said, we certainly can mount and inherit it, for certainly we can do it;” so far Caleb spoke. Three verses were said on one topic, what this one said the other did not say, and vice-versa. Similarly, you say¹⁴⁷Jud. 5:28–31.: “Sisera’s mother looked out and whimpered, etc.;” so far Sisera’s mother spoke. “Her wise princesses answered her, …, will they not find and distribute booty;” so far said her daughters-in-law. And the Holy Spirit says, “so all enemies of the Eternal will be lost.”

Rebbi Elazar said, in three places the divine presence made an appearence. In the court of Shem, in the court of Shmuel HaRamasi, and in the court of Shlomo. In the court of Shem, as it is written, (Genesis 38,26) And Yehudah recognized her and said she is righteous, it is from me". How did he know? Maybe the same way that he had went to her, a different man also had went to ho her? A hevenly voice called out and said "From me" these hidden things have come forth.

For the forty years that Israel was in the wilderness, Judah’s bones would roll around in their coffin, until Moses asked for mercy on his behalf. Moses said before [God]: Master of the world, who caused Reuven to confess? Judah. Immediately