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.

It happened at that time that Judah moved away from his brothers and stayed with an Adullamite, whose name was 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.

There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite whose name was Shua. And he married her and slept with her.

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

She conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er.

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

She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she named him 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 gave birth to another son, and named him Shelah. And he was at Kezib when she gave birth to him.

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

And Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, 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 firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so God killed him.

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, "Sleep with your brother's wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up 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 knew that the offspring wouldn't be his. So it happened when he slept with his brother's wife that he released his semen on the ground, so that he would not produce 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 sight of God, so he killed him also.

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 his daughter-in-law Tamar, "Remain a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah is grown up." For he thought, "I do not want him to die too, like his brothers." So Tamar went and lived in 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.

After some time, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah finished mourning, and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

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

And Tamar was told, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."

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 clothes and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him as a 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 thought that she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

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.

He went over to her by the road and said, "Please come, let me sleep with you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me for sleeping with you?"

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.

He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." She said, "Will you give me something as a guarantee until 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.

He said, "What kind of guarantee should I give you?" She replied, "Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her, and slept with her, and she became pregnant 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.

And she got up and left, 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.

Judah sent the young goat by his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the guarantee back from the woman's hand, but he did not find her.

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.

Then he asked the men of the place, saying, "Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim by the road?" They said, "There has been no prostitute here."

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.

He returned to Judah, and said, "I haven't found her; and also the men of the place said, 'There has been no prostitute here.'"

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.

Judah said, "Let her keep the things, lest we be publicly shamed. Look, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her."

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 it happened about three months later that Judah was told, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has turned to prostitution, and now, look, she is pregnant by prostitution." Judah said, "Bring 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.

When she was brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man who owns these I am pregnant." She also said, "Please discern whose these are—the signet, and the cord, and the staff."

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 recognized them, and said, "She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." He did not sleep with her again.

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

It happened when it was time for her to give birth, that look, there were twins in her womb.

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.

As she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on 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.

It happened, as he drew back his hand, that look, his brother came out, and she said, "How did you break through?" 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.

Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, so he was named Zerah.