Genesis 38

1 And it was at the time that and he went down Judah from with brothers his and he turned aside to a man an Adullamite and name his [was] Hirah.

Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah.

2 And he saw there Judah a daughter of a man a Canaanite and name his [was] Shua and he took her and he went into her.

And there he saw the daughter of a certain man of Canaan named Shua, and took her as his wife.

3 And she conceived and she bore a son and he called name his Er.

And she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Er.

4 And she conceived again and she bore a son and she called name his Onan.

And again she gave birth to a son, and he gave him the name Onan.

5 And she repeated again and she bore a son and she called name his Shelah and he was in Kezib when bore she him.

Then she had another son, to whom she gave the name Shelah; she was at Chezib when the birth took place.

6 And he took Judah a wife for Er firstborn his and name her [was] Tamar.

And Judah took a wife for his first son Er, and her name was Tamar.

7 And he was Er [the] firstborn of Judah evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh and he put to death him Yahweh.

Now Er, Judah's first son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death.

8 And he said Judah to Onan go into [the] wife of brother your and act as a husband's brother for her and raise up offspring for brother your.

Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and do what it is right for a husband's brother to do; make her your wife and get offspring for your brother.

9 And he knew Onan that not to him it will belong the offspring and it was if he went into [the] wife of brother his and he spoiled [the] ground towards to not to give offspring to brother his.

But Onan, seeing that the offspring would not be his, went in to his brother's wife, but let his seed go on to the earth, so that he might not get offspring for his brother.

10 And it was evil in [the] eyes of Yahweh [that] which he had done and he put to death also him.

And what he did was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so that he put him to death, like his brother.

11 And he said Judah to Tamar daughter-in-law his dwell a widow [the] house of father your until he will grow up Shelah son my for he said lest he should die also he like brothers his and she went Tamar and she dwelt [the] house of father her.

Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Go back to your father's house and keep yourself as a widow till my son Shelah becomes a man: for he had in his mind the thought that death might come to him as it had come to his brothers. So Tamar went back to her father's house.

12 And they increased the days and she died [the] daughter of Shua [the] wife of Judah and he was comforted Judah and he went up to [the] shearers of sheep his he and Hirah friend his the Adullamite Timnah towards.

And after a time, Bath-shua, Judah's wife, came to her end; and after Judah was comforted for her loss, he went to Timnah, where they were cutting the wool of his sheep, and his friend Hirah of Adullam went with him.

13 And it was told to Tamar saying there! father-in-law your [is] going up Timnah towards to shear sheep his.

And when Tamar had news that her father-in-law was going up to Timnah to the wool-cutting,

14 And she removed [the] clothes of widowhood her from on her and she covered with the veil and she wrapped herself up and she sat at [the] entrance of Enaim which [is] on [the] road of Timnah towards for she had seen that he had grown up Shelah and she not she had been given to him to a wife.

She took off her widow's clothing, and covering herself with her veil, she took her seat near Enaim on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was now a man, but she had not been made his wife.

15 And he saw her Judah and he considered her to a prostitute for she had covered face her.

When Judah saw her he took her to be a loose woman of the town, because her face was covered.

16 And he turned aside to her to the road and he said give! please let me go into you for not he knew that [was] daughter-in-law his she and she said what? will you give to me that you will come into me.

And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?

17 And he said I I will send a kid of goats from the flock and she said if you will give a pledge until sending [it] you.

And he said, I will give you a young goat from the flock. And she said, What will you give me as a sign till you send it?

18 And he said what? [is] the pledge which I will give to you and she said seal your and cord your and staff your which [is] in hand your and he gave [them] to her and he went into her and she conceived to him.

And he said, What would you have? And she said, Your ring and its cord and the stick in your hand. So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she became with child by him.

19 And she arose and she went and she removed veil her from on her and she put on [the] clothes of widowhood her.

Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.

20 And he sent Judah [the] kid of the goats by [the] hand of friend his the Adullamite to take the pledge from [the] hand of the woman and not he found her.

Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.

21 And he asked [the] men of place her saying where? [is] the cult prostitute she [was] at Enaim at the road and they said not she was in this [place] a cult prostitute.

And he put questions to the men of the place, saying, Where is the loose woman who was in Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There was no such woman there.

22 And he returned to Judah and he said not I found her and also [the] men of the place they said not she was in this [place] a cult prostitute.

So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.

23 And he said Judah let her take [them] for herself lest we should become contempt there! I sent the kid this and you not you found her.

And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.

24 And it was - when from three months and it was told to Judah saying she has acted as a prostitute Tamar daughter-in-law your and also here! [she is] pregnant to prostitution and he said Judah bring out her so she may be burned.

Now about three months after this, word came to Judah that Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had been acting like a loose woman and was with child. And Judah said, Take her out and let her be burned.

25 She [was being] brought out and she she sent to father-in-law her saying to a man whom these [belong] to him I [am] pregnant and she said investigate please [belong] to whom? the seal and the cord and the staff these.

And while she was being taken out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, The man whose property these things are, is the father of my child: say then, whose are this ring and this cord and this stick?

26 And he recognized [them] Judah and he said she is righteous more than me for since not I gave her to Shelah son my and not he repeated again to know her.

Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.

27 And it was at [the] time gave birth she and there! twins [were] in womb her.

And when the time came for her to give birth, it was clear that there were two children in her body.

28 And it was when gave birth she and he put out a hand and she took the midwife and she tied on hand his a scarlet thread saying this one he came out first.

And while she was in the act of giving birth, one of them put out his hand; and the woman who was with her put a red thread round his hand, saying, This one came out first.

29 And it was - when [he was] withdrawing hand his and there! he came out brother his and she said how! you have made a breach on yourself a breach and someone called name his Perez.

But then he took his hand back again, and his brother came first to birth: and the woman said, What an opening you have made for yourself! So he was named Perez.

30 And after he came out brother his whom [was] on hand his the scarlet thread and someone called name his Zerah.

And then his brother came out, with the red thread round his hand, and he was named Zerah.