| 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his
brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was
Shua. And he took her, and went in unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare
a son; and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again, and bare a
son; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again bare a son, and
called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. 6 And
Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, and her name was Tamar. 7 And Er,
Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah slew him.
8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the
duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his; and it came to pass, when
he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he
should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did was evil in
the sight of Jehovah: and he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar
his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shelah my son
be grown up; for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went
and dwelt in her father's house.
12 And in process of time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and
Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and
his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold,
thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah to shear his sheep. 14 And she put
off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her
veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way
to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto
him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she
had covered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said,
Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee: for he knew not that she was his
daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come
in unto me? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the
flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 18 And
he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy
cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in
unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose, and went away, and
put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the
Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her
not. 21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the
prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There hath been
no prostitute here. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not
found her; and also the men of the place said, There hath been no prostitute
here. 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame:
behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah,
saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover,
behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and
let her be burnt. 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 the cords, and
the staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous
than I; forasmuch as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again
no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold,
twins were in her womb. 28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that
one put out a hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet
thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass, as he drew
back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore
hast thou made a breach for thyself? Therefore his name was called Perez.
30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon
his hand: and his name was called Zerah.
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