Gen 38 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass in that time, Judah went from his brothers, and he arrived unto before a certain man of Adullam, whose name was Hirah.

Genesis 38

CHAPTER 38 Judah and Tamar

1 And it came to pass in that time, Judah went from his brothers, and he arrived unto before a certain man of Adullam, whose name was Hirah. 2 And [²saw ³there ¹Judah] a daughter of a Canaanite man, whose name was Shuah. And he took her, and entered to her. 3 And she conceived and bore a son, and she called his name, Er. 4 And she conceived and bore a son still again, and she called his name, Onan. 5 And adding she bore a son, and she called his name, Shelah. And she was in Chezib when she bore them. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar. 7 And it came to pass Er the first-born of Judah was wicked before the lord; and [²killed ³him ¹God]. 8 [³said ¹And ²Judah] to Onan, Enter to the wife of your brother, and ally to her by marriage, and raise up seed to your brother! 9 [³knowing ¹And ²Onan] that [⁴not ⁶his ³will ⁵be ¹the ²seed] -- that it came to pass whenever he entered to [²wife ¹his brother's], he discharged upon the ground, to not give seed to his brother. 10 [³wicked ¹And ²it appeared] before God that he did this; and he put to death also this one. 11 [³said ¹And ²Judah] to Tamar his daughter-in-law, You sit as a widow in the house of your father! until [⁴older ³becomes ¹Shelah ²my son]. For he said, Lest at any time [³should die ²also ¹this one] as also his brothers. [³going forth ¹And ²Tamar] settled in the house of her father. 12 [⁴multiplied ¹And ²the ³days], and [⁵died ¹Shuah ²the ³wife ⁴of Judah]. And being comforted, Judah ascended to the shearing of his sheep, himself and Hirah his shepherd the Adullamite, unto Timnath. 13 And it was reported to Tamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law ascends to Timnath, to shear his sheep. 14 And removing the garments of the widowhood from herself, she put around a lightweight covering, and bedecked herself, and sat by the gates of Enaim, which is in the byway of Timnath. For she knew that [³older ²was ¹Shelah], but he did not give her to him as wife. 15 And [²seeing ³her ¹Judah], assumed her to be a harlot. For she covered up her face, and [³not ¹he recognized ²her]. 16 And he turned aside to her in the way. And he said to her, Allow me to enter to you. For he did not know that [²his daughter-in-law ¹she is]. And she said, What will you give to me, if you should enter to me? 17 And he said, I will send to you a kid of the goats from out of my flocks. And she said, You should give a deposit until you send it. 18 And he said, What deposit shall I give to you? And she said, Your ring, and the pendant, and the rod in your hand. And he gave them to her, and he entered to her. And [²in ³the womb ¹she conceived] from him. 19 And rising up she went forth. And she removed her lightweight garment from herself, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 [³sent ¹And ²Judah] the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Adullamite, to deliver by him to the woman the deposit. And he did not find her. 21 And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot, the one being in Enaim upon the way? And they said, There was no [²here ¹harlot]. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I did not find her, and the men, the ones from the place, say, There was no [²here ¹harlot]. 23 [³said ¹And ²Judah], Let her have them, but lest at any time we should be ridiculed, I indeed sent this kid, but you have not found her. 24 And it came to pass after three months, it was announced to Judah, saying, [³fornicated ¹Tamar ²your daughter-in-law]. And behold, [²in ³the womb ¹she has one] out of harlotry. [³said ¹And ²Judah], Lead her out, and let her be incinerated! 25 [³her ¹And ²while leading], she sent to her father-in-law, saying, From the man whom these things are I [²in ³the womb ¹have one]. And she said, Recognize whose ring and pendant and rod these are! 26 [³realized ¹And ²Judah], and said, Tamar has done justice rather than I, because I did not give her Shelah my son. And he did not add any longer to know her. 27 And it came to pass when she was bearing, that thus there were twins in her womb. 28 And it came to pass in her bearing, the one put forth first the hand. And taking it, the midwife tied upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This one will come forth prior. 29 And as he retracted the hand, straightway came forth his brother. And she said, Why was [²cut ³because of ⁴you ¹the barrier]? And she called his name, Pharez. 30 And after this came forth his brother, of which was upon his hand the scarlet thread. And she called his name Zarah.