Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.
| ויהי בעת ההוא וירד יהודה מאת אחיו ויט עד איש עדלמי ושמו חירה׃ |
2 And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.
| וירא שם יהודה בת איש כנעני ושמו שוע ויקחה ויבא אליה׃ |
3 And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
| ותהר ותלד בן ויקרא את שמו ער׃ |
4 And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
| ותהר עוד ותלד בן ותקרא את שמו אונן׃ |
5 And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.
| ותסף עוד ותלד בן ותקרא את שמו שלה והיה בכזיב בלדתה אתו׃ |
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
| ויקח יהודה אשה לער בכורו ושמה תמר׃ |
7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.
| ויהי ער בכור יהודה רע בעיני יהוה וימתהו יהוה׃ |
8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.
| ויאמר יהודה לאונן בא אל אשת אחיך ויבם אתה והקם זרע לאחיך׃ |
9 But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.
| וידע אונן כי לא לו יהיה הזרע והיה אם בא אל אשת אחיו ושחת ארצה לבלתי נתן זרע לאחיו׃ |
10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
| וירע בעיני יהוה אשר עשה וימת גם אתו׃ |
11 And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house.
| ויאמר יהודה לתמר כלתו שבי אלמנה בית אביך עד יגדל שלה בני כי אמר פן ימות גם הוא כאחיו ותלך תמר ותשב בית אביה׃ |
12 And as the days were multiplied, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah was comforted, and he went up to his sheep-shearers, to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
| וירבו הימים ותמת בת שוע אשת יהודה וינחם יהודה ויעל על גזזי צאנו הוא וחירה רעהו העדלמי תמנתה׃ |
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
| ויגד לתמר לאמר הנה חמיך עלה תמנתה לגז צאנו׃ |
14 And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.
| ותסר בגדי אלמנותה מעליה ותכס בצעיף ותתעלף ותשב בפתח עינים אשר על דרך תמנתה כי ראתה כי גדל שלה והוא לא נתנה לו לאשה׃ |
15 And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.
| ויראה יהודה ויחשבה לזונה כי כסתה פניה׃ |
16 And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me?
| ויט אליה אל הדרך ויאמר הבה נא אבוא אליך כי לא ידע כי כלתו הוא ותאמר מה תתן לי כי תבוא אלי׃ |
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, until thou send it?
| ויאמר אנכי אשלח גדי עזים מן הצאן ותאמר אם תתן ערבון עד שלחך׃ |
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave [it] her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.
| ויאמר מה הערבון אשר אתן לך ותאמר חתמך ופתילך ומטך אשר בידך ויתן לה ויבא אליה ותהר לו׃ |
19 And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
| ותקם ותלך ותסר צעיפה מעליה ותלבש בגדי אלמנותה׃ |
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.
| וישלח יהודה את גדי העזים ביד רעהו העדלמי לקחת הערבון מיד האשה ולא מצאה׃ |
21 And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute here.
| וישאל את אנשי מקמה לאמר איה הקדשה הוא בעינים על הדרך ויאמרו לא היתה בזה קדשה׃ |
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, No prostitute has been here.
| וישב אל יהודה ויאמר לא מצאתיה וגם אנשי המקום אמרו לא היתה בזה קדשה׃ |
23 Then Judah said, Let her take [it] for herself, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
| ויאמר יהודה תקח לה פן נהיה לבוז הנה שלחתי הגדי הזה ואתה לא מצאתה׃ |
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.
| ויהי כמשלש חדשים ויגד ליהודה לאמר זנתה תמר כלתך וגם הנה הרה לזנונים ויאמר יהודה הוציאוה ותשרף׃ |
25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these [belong] am I with child; and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, whose are this signet, and this lace, and this staff.
| הוא מוצאת והיא שלחה אל חמיה לאמר לאיש אשר אלה לו אנכי הרה ותאמר הכר נא למי החתמת והפתילים והמטה האלה׃ |
26 And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She is more righteous than I, because I have not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
| ויכר יהודה ויאמר צדקה ממני כי על כן לא נתתיה לשלה בני ולא יסף עוד לדעתה׃ |
27 And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.
| ויהי בעת לדתה והנה תאומים בבטנה׃ |
28 And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out [his] hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
| ויהי בלדתה ויתן יד ותקח המילדת ותקשר על ידו שני לאמר זה יצא ראשנה׃ |
29 And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.
| ויהי כמשיב ידו והנה יצא אחיו ותאמר מה פרצת עליך פרץ ויקרא שמו פרץ׃ |
30 And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.
| ואחר יצא אחיו אשר על ידו השני ויקרא שמו זרח׃ |
