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And it
came to pass at that time, that Judah went down
from his brethren, and turned in to a certain
Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
02 And Judah saw there a daughter of a
certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he
took her, and went in unto her.
03 And she conceived, and bare a son; and
he called his name Er.
04 And she conceived again, and bare a son;
and she called his name Onan.
05 And she yet again conceived, and bare a
son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at
Chezib, when she bare him.
06 And Judah took a wife for Er his
firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
07 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in
the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
08 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy
brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed
to thy brother.
09 And Onan knew that the seed should not
be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto
his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the
ground, lest that he should give seed to his
brother.
10 And the thing which he did displeased
the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in
law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till
Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest
peradventure he die also, as his brethren did.
And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
12 And in process of time the daughter of
Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted,
and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he
and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold
thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear
his sheep.
14 And she put her widow's garments off
from her, and covered her with a vail, and
wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which
is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah
was grown, and she was not given unto him to
wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be
an harlot; because she had covered her face.
16 And he turned unto her by the way, and
said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto
thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter
in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me,
that thou mayest come in unto me?
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17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from
the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a
pledge, till thou send it?
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give
thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy
bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand.
And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she
conceived by him.
19 And she arose, and went away, and laid
by her vail from her, and put on the garments of
her widowhood.
20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of
his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge
from the woman's hand: but he found her not.
21 Then he asked the men of that place,
saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by
the way side? And they said, There was no harlot
in this place.
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I
cannot find her; and also the men of the place
said, that there was no harlot in this place.
23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her,
lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and
thou hast not found her.
24 And it came to pass about three months
after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy
daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also,
behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah
said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
25 When she was brought forth, she sent to
her father in law, saying, By the man, whose
these are, am I with child: and she said,
Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the
signet, and bracelets, and staff.
26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said,
She hath been more righteous than I; because that
I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her
again no more.
27 And it came to pass in the time of her
travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
28 And it came to pass, when she travailed,
that the one put out his hand: and the midwife
took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread,
saying, This came out first.
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? this breach be
upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
30 And afterward came out his brother, that
had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his
name was called Zarah.
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