1 And it came to pass at that time 6256, that Judah 3063 went down 3381 from his brethren 251, and turned 5186 in to a certain 376 Adullamite 5726, whose name 8034 was Hirah 2437.
2 And Judah 3063 saw 7200 there a daughter 1323 of a certain 376 Canaanite 3669, whose name 8034 was Shuah 7770; and he took her 3947, and went in 935 unto her.
3 And she conceived 2029, and bare 3205 a son 1121; and he called 7121 his name 8034 Er 6147.
4 And she conceived 2029 again, and bare 3205 a son 1121; and she called 7121 his name 8034 Onan 209.
5 And she yet again conceived 3254, and bare 3205 a son 1121; and called 7121 his name 8034 Shelah 7956: and he was at Chezib 3580, when she bare 3205 him.
6 And Judah 3063 took 3947 a wife 802 for Er 6147 his firstborn 1060, whose name 8034 was Tamar 8559.
7 And Er 6147, Judah's 3063 firstborn 1060, was wicked 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; and the LORD 3068 slew 4191 him.
8 And Judah 3063 said 559 unto Onan 209, Go in 935 unto thy brother's 251 wife 802, and marry 2992 her, and raise up 6965 seed 2233 to thy brother 251.
9 And Onan 209 knew 3045 that the seed 2233 should not be his; and it came to pass, when 518 he went in 935 unto his brother's 251 wife 802, that he spilled 7843 it on the ground 776, lest 1115 that he should give 5414 seed 2233 to his brother 251.
10 And the thing which 834 he did 6213 displeased 3415 5869 the LORD 3068: wherefore he slew 4191 him also.
11 Then said 559 Judah 3063 to Tamar 8559 his daughter in law 3618, Remain 3427 a widow 490 at thy father's 1 house 1004, till Shelah 7956 my son 1121 be grown 1431: for he said 559, Lest peradventure he die 4191 also, as his brethren 251 did. And Tamar 8559 went 3212 and dwelt 3427 in her father's 1 house 1004.
12 And in process 7235 of time 3117 the daughter 1323 of Shuah 7770 Judah's 3063 wife 802 died 4191; and Judah 3063 was comforted 5162, and went up 5927 unto his sheepshearers 1494 6629 to Timnath 8553, he and his friend 7453 Hirah 2437 the Adullamite 5726.
13 And it was told 5046 Tamar 8559, saying 559, Behold thy father in law 2524 goeth up 5927 to Timnath 8553 to shear 1494 his sheep 6629.
14 And she put 5493 0 her widow's 491 garments 899 off 5493 from her, and covered her 3680 with a vail 6809, and wrapped herself 5968, and sat in 3427 an open 5869 place 6607, which is by the way 1870 to Timnath 8553; for she saw 7200 that Shelah 7956 was grown 1431, and she was not given 5414 unto him to wife 802.
15 When Judah 3063 saw her 7200, he thought 2803 her to be an harlot 2181; because she had covered 3680 her face 6440.
16 And he turned 5186 unto her by the way 1870, and said 559, Go to 3051, I pray thee, let me come in 935 unto thee; (for he knew 3045 not that she was his daughter in law 3618.) And she said 559, What wilt thou give 5414 me, that thou mayest come in 935 unto me?
17 And he said 559, I will send 7971 thee a kid 5795 1423 from the flock 6629. And she said 559, Wilt thou give 5414 me a pledge 6162, till thou send 7971 it?
18 And he said 559, What 834 pledge 6162 shall I give 5414 thee? And she said 559, Thy signet 2368, and thy bracelets 6616, and thy staff 4294 that is in thine hand 3027. And he gave 5414 it her, and came in 935 unto her, and she conceived 2029 by him.
19 And she arose 6965, and went away 3212, and laid by 5493 her vail 6809 from her, and put on 3847 the garments 899 of her widowhood 491.
20 And Judah 3063 sent 7971 the kid 1423 5795 by the hand 3027 of his friend 7453 the Adullamite 5726, to receive 3947 his pledge 6162 from the woman's 802 hand 3027: but he found her 4672 not.
21 Then he asked 7592 the men 582 of that place 4725, saying 559, Where is the harlot 6948, that was openly 5869 by the way side 1870? And they said 559, There was no harlot 6948 in this 2088 place.
22 And he returned 7725 to Judah 3063, and said 559, I cannot 3808 find 4672 her; and also the men 582 of the place 4725 said 559, that there was no harlot 6948 in this place.
23 And Judah 3063 said 559, Let her take 3947 it to her, lest we be shamed 937: behold, I sent 7971 this kid 1423, and thou hast not found 4672 her.
24 And it came to pass about three 7969 months 2320 after, that it was told 5046 Judah 3063, saying 559, Tamar 8559 thy daughter in law 3618 hath played the harlot 2181; and also, behold, she is with child 2030 by whoredom 2183. And Judah 3063 said 559, Bring her forth 3318, and let her be burnt 8313.
25 When she was brought forth 3318, she sent 7971 to her father in law 2524, saying 559, By the man 376, whose these are, am I with child 2030: and she said 559, Discern 5234, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet 2858, and bracelets 6616, and staff 4294.
26 And Judah 3063 acknowledged 5234 them, and said 559, She hath been more righteous 6663 than I; because that I gave 5414 her not to Shelah 7956 my son 1121. And he knew her 3045 again 3254 no more.
27 And it came to pass in the time 6256 of her travail 3205, that, behold, twins 8380 were in her womb 990.
28 And it came to pass, when she travailed 3205, that the one put out 5414 his hand 3027: and the midwife 3205 took 3947 and bound 7194 upon his hand 3027 a scarlet thread 8144, saying 559, This came out 3318 first 7223.
29 And it came to pass, as he drew back 7725 his hand 3027, that, behold, his brother 251 came out 3318: and she said 559, How hast thou broken forth 6555? this breach 6556 be upon thee: therefore his name 8034 was called 7121 Pharez 6557.
30 And afterward 310 came out 3318 his brother 251, that had the scarlet thread 8144 upon his hand 3027: and his name 8034 was called 7121 Zarah 2226.