1Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6Er marrieth Tamar, and dieth. Onan's trespass and death. Tamar waiteth for Shelah. 12She deceiveth Judah; 27to whom she beareth twins, Pharez and Zarah.
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1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah 1went down from his brethren, and 2turned in to a certain Adullamite, 3whose name was Hirah.
2And Judah 1saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was2Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
3And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
4And 1she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
5And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
6And 1Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was 1wicked in the sight of the Lord; 2and the Lord slew him.
8And Judah said unto Onan, Go 1in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
9And Onan knew that the seed should 1not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, 2lest that he should give seed to his brother.
10And the thing which he did adispleased the Lord: wherefore he slew him also.
11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, 1Remain 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 ain process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was 1comforted, and went up 2unto his sheepshearers to 3Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in aan open place, which is by the way to 1Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, 1Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, 2What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
17And he said, I will send theeaa kid from the flock. 1And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
18And he said, 1What 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.
19And she arose, and went away, and laid by 1her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20And 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.
21Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that wasaopenly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
22And 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.
23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we abe 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 1Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be 2burnt.
25When 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, 1the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
26And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more 1righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he 2knew her again no more.
27¶ And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, 1twins were in her womb.
28And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a 1scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, aHow hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was 1called bPharez.
30And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called 1Zarah.