Genesis 38
1 And it came to pass at that time that Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of Odollam, whose name was Iras.
| ויהי בעת ההוא וירד יהודה מאת אחיו ויט עד איש עדלמי ושמו חירה |
2 And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was Sava; 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 called his name, Er.
| ותהר ותלד בן ויקרא את שמו ער |
4 And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
| ותהר עוד ותלד בן ותקרא את שמו אונן |
5 And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.
| ותסף עוד ותלד בן ותקרא את שמו שלה והיה בכזיב בלדתה אתו |
6 And Judas took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
| ויקח יהודה אשה לער בכורו ושמה תמר |
7 And Er, the firstborn of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.
| ויהי ער בכור יהודה--רע בעיני יהוה וימתהו יהוה |
8 And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to your brother.
| ויאמר יהודה לאונן בא אל אשת אחיך ויבם אתה והקם זרע לאחיך |
9 And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his—it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife.
| וידע אונן כי לא לו יהיה הזרע והיה אם בא אל אשת אחיו ושחת ארצה לבלתי נתן זרע לאחיו |
10 And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he killed him also.
| וירע בעיני יהוה אשר עשה וימת גם אתו |
11 And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit you a widow in the house of your father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.
| 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 the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
| וירבו הימים ותמת בת שוע אשת יהודה וינחם יהודה ויעל על גזזי צאנו הוא וחירה רעהו העדלמי--תמנתה |
13 And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
| ויגד לתמר לאמר הנה חמיך עלה תמנתה לגז צאנו |
14 And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a 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 when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not.
| ויראה יהודה ויחשבה לזונה כי כסתה פניה |
16 And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to you; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What will you give me if you should 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 you a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, [Well], if you will give me an earnest, until you send it.
| ויאמר אנכי אשלח גדי עזים מן הצאן ותאמר אם תתן ערבון עד שלחך |
18 And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give you? and she said, Your ring, and your bracelet, and the staff in your hand; and he gave them to 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 departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
| ותקם ותלך ותסר צעיפה מעליה ותלבש בגדי אלמנותה |
20 And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and 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 the place, Where is the harlot who was in Aenan by the wayside? and they said, There was no harlot here.
| וישאל את אנשי מקמה לאמר איה הקדשה הוא בעינים על הדרך ויאמרו לא היתה בזה קדשה |
22 And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here.
| וישב אל יהודה ויאמר לא מצאתיה וגם אנשי המקום אמרו לא היתה בזה קדשה |
23 And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but you have not found her.
| ויאמר יהודה תקח לה פן נהיה לבוז הנה שלחתי הגדי הזה ואתה לא מצאתה |
24 And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar your daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt.
| ויהי כמשלש חדשים ויגד ליהודה לאמר זנתה תמר כלתך וגם הנה הרה לזנונים ויאמר יהודה הוציאוה ותשרף |
25 And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose these things are; and she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and staff.
| הוא מוצאת והיא שלחה אל חמיה לאמר לאיש אשר אלה לו אנכי הרה ותאמר הכר נא--למי החתמת והפתילים והמטה האלה |
26 And Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.
| ויכר יהודה ויאמר צדקה ממני כי על כן לא נתתיה לשלה בני ולא יסף עוד לדעתה |
27 And it came to pass when she was in labor, that she also had twins in her womb.
| ויהי בעת לדתה והנה תאומים בבטנה |
28 And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his hand a scarlet [thread], saying, This one shall come out first.
| ויהי בלדתה ויתן יד ותקח המילדת ותקשר על ידו שני לאמר זה יצא ראשנה |
29 And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of you? and she called his name, Phares.
| ויהי כמשיב ידו והנה יצא אחיו ותאמר מה פרצת עליך פרץ ויקרא שמו פרץ |
30 And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.
| ואחר יצא אחיו אשר על ידו השני ויקרא שמו זרח |
