1 And it came to pass at that time * h6256, that Judah * h3063 went down * h3381 h8799 from his brethren * h251, and turned * h5186 h8799 in to a certain * h376 Adullamite * h5726, whose name * h8034 was Hirah * h2437.
2 And Judah * h3063 saw * h7200 h8799 there a daughter * h1323 of a certain * h376 Canaanite * h3669, whose name * h8034 was Shuah * h7770; and he took her * h3947 h8799, and went in * h935 h8799 unto her.
3 And she conceived * h2029 h8799, and bare * h3205 h8799 a son * h1121; and he called * h7121 h8799 his name * h8034 Er * h6147.
4 And she conceived * h2029 h8799 again, and bare * h3205 h8799 a son * h1121; and she called * h7121 h8799 his name * h8034 Onan * h209.
5 And she yet again conceived * h3254 h8686, and bare * h3205 h8799 a son * h1121; and called * h7121 h8799 his name * h8034 Shelah * h7956: and he was at Chezib * h3580, when she bare * h3205 h8800 him.
6 And Judah * h3063 took * h3947 h8799 a wife * h802 for Er * h6147 his firstborn * h1060, whose name * h8034 was Tamar * h8559.
7 And Er * h6147, Judah's * h3063 firstborn * h1060, was wicked * h7451 in the sight * h5869 of the LORD * h3068; and the LORD * h3068 slew * h4191 h8686 him.
8 And Judah * h3063 said * h559 h8799 unto Onan * h209, Go in * h935 h8798 unto thy brother's * h251 wife * h802, and marry * h2992 h8761 her, and raise up * h6965 h8685 seed * h2233 to thy brother * h251.
9 And Onan * h209 knew * h3045 h8799 that the seed * h2233 should not be his; and it came to pass, when * h518 he went in * h935 h8802 unto his brother's * h251 wife * h802, that he spilled * h7843 h8765 it on the ground * h776, lest * h1115 that he should give * h5414 h8800 seed * h2233 to his brother * h251.
10 And the thing which * h834 he did * h6213 h8804 displeased * h3415 h8799 * h5869 the LORD * h3068: wherefore he slew * h4191 h8686 him also. displeased...: Heb. was evil in the eyes of the Lord
11 Then said * h559 h8799 Judah * h3063 to Tamar * h8559 his daughter in law * h3618, Remain * h3427 h8798 a widow * h490 at thy father's * h1 house * h1004, till Shelah * h7956 my son * h1121 be grown * h1431 h8799: for he said * h559 h8804, Lest peradventure he die * h4191 h8799 also, as his brethren * h251 did . And Tamar * h8559 went * h3212 h8799 and dwelt * h3427 h8799 in her father's * h1 house * h1004.
12 And in process * h7235 h8799 of time * h3117 the daughter * h1323 of Shuah * h7770 Judah's * h3063 wife * h802 died * h4191 h8799; and Judah * h3063 was comforted * h5162 h8735, and went up * h5927 h8799 unto his sheepshearers * h1494 h8802 * h6629 to Timnath * h8553, he and his friend * h7453 Hirah * h2437 the Adullamite * h5726. in process...: Heb. the days were multiplied
13 And it was told * h5046 h8714 Tamar * h8559, saying * h559 h8800, Behold thy father in law * h2524 goeth up * h5927 h8802 to Timnath * h8553 to shear * h1494 h8800 his sheep * h6629.
14 And she put * h5493 her widow's * h491 garments * h899 off * h5493 h8686 from her, and covered her * h3680 h8762 with a vail * h6809, and wrapped herself * h5968 h8691, and sat in * h3427 h8799 an open * h5869 place * h6607, which is by the way * h1870 to Timnath * h8553; for she saw * h7200 h8804 that Shelah * h7956 was grown * h1431 h8804, and she was not given * h5414 h8738 unto him to wife * h802. an open...: Heb. the door of eyes, or, of Enajim
15 When Judah * h3063 saw her * h7200 h8799, he thought * h2803 h8799 her to be an harlot * h2181 h8802; because she had covered * h3680 h8765 her face * h6440.
16 And he turned * h5186 h8799 unto her by the way * h1870, and said * h559 h8799, Go to * h3051 h8798, I pray thee, let me come in * h935 h8799 unto thee; (for he knew * h3045 h8804 not that she was his daughter in law * h3618.) And she said * h559 h8799, What wilt thou give * h5414 h8799 me, that thou mayest come in * h935 h8799 unto me?
17 And he said * h559 h8799, I will send * h7971 h8762 thee a kid * h5795 * h1423 from the flock * h6629. And she said * h559 h8799, Wilt thou give * h5414 h8799 me a pledge * h6162, till thou send * h7971 h8800 it ? a kid: Heb. a kid of the goats
18 And he said * h559 h8799, What * h834 pledge * h6162 shall I give * h5414 h8799 thee? And she said * h559 h8799, Thy signet * h2368, and thy bracelets * h6616, and thy staff * h4294 that is in thine hand * h3027. And he gave * h5414 h8799 it her, and came in * h935 h8799 unto her, and she conceived * h2029 h8799 by him.
19 And she arose * h6965 h8799, and went away * h3212 h8799, and laid by * h5493 h8686 her vail * h6809 from her, and put on * h3847 h8799 the garments * h899 of her widowhood * h491.
20 And Judah * h3063 sent * h7971 h8799 the kid * h1423 * h5795 by the hand * h3027 of his friend * h7453 the Adullamite * h5726, to receive * h3947 h8800 his pledge * h6162 from the woman's * h802 hand * h3027: but he found her * h4672 h8804 not.
21 Then he asked * h7592 h8799 the men * h582 of that place * h4725, saying * h559 h8800, Where is the harlot * h6948, that was openly * h5869 by the way side * h1870? And they said * h559 h8799, There was no harlot * h6948 in this * h2088 place . openly: or, in Enajim
22 And he returned * h7725 h8799 to Judah * h3063, and said * h559 h8799, I cannot * h3808 find * h4672 h8804 her; and also the men * h582 of the place * h4725 said * h559 h8804, that there was no harlot * h6948 in this place .
23 And Judah * h3063 said * h559 h8799, Let her take * h3947 h8799 it to her, lest we be shamed * h937: behold, I sent * h7971 h8804 this kid * h1423, and thou hast not found * h4672 h8804 her. be shamed: Heb. become a contempt
24 And it came to pass about three * h7969 months * h2320 after, that it was told * h5046 h8714 Judah * h3063, saying * h559 h8800, Tamar * h8559 thy daughter in law * h3618 hath played the harlot * h2181 h8804; and also, behold, she is with child * h2030 by whoredom * h2183. And Judah * h3063 said * h559 h8799, Bring her forth * h3318 h8685, and let her be burnt * h8313 h8735.
25 When she was brought forth * h3318 h8716, she sent * h7971 h8804 to her father in law * h2524, saying * h559 h8800, By the man * h376, whose these are, am I with child * h2030: and she said * h559 h8799, Discern * h5234 h8685, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet * h2858, and bracelets * h6616, and staff * h4294.
26 And Judah * h3063 acknowledged * h5234 h8686 them , and said * h559 h8799, She hath been more righteous * h6663 h8804 than I; because that I gave * h5414 h8804 her not to Shelah * h7956 my son * h1121. And he knew her * h3045 h8800 again * h3254 h8804 no more.
27 And it came to pass in the time * h6256 of her travail * h3205 h8800, that, behold, twins * h8380 were in her womb * h990.
28 And it came to pass, when she travailed * h3205 h8800, that the one put out * h5414 h8799 his hand * h3027: and the midwife * h3205 h8764 took * h3947 h8799 and bound * h7194 h8799 upon his hand * h3027 a scarlet thread * h8144, saying * h559 h8800, This came out * h3318 h8804 first * h7223.
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back * h7725 h8688 his hand * h3027, that, behold, his brother * h251 came out * h3318 h8804: and she said * h559 h8799, How hast thou broken forth * h6555 h8804? this breach * h6556 be upon thee: therefore his name * h8034 was called * h7121 h8799 Pharez * h6557. How hast...: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee? Pharez: that is A breach
30 And afterward * h310 came out * h3318 h8804 his brother * h251, that had the scarlet thread * h8144 upon his hand * h3027: and his name * h8034 was called * h7121 h8799 Zarah * h2226.