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.
And saw a daughter of a Canaanite man, whose name was Shuah. And he took her, and entered to her.
And she conceived a son, and she called his name, Er.
And she conceived a son still again, and she called his name, Onan.
And adding she bore a son, and she called his name, Shelah. And she was in Chezib when she bore them.
And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name
And it came to pass Er of Judah before and killed
said to Onan, Enter to the wife of your brother, and ally to her by marriage, and raise up seed to your brother!
knowing that not whenever he entered to wife he discharged upon the ground, to not give seed to his brother.
wicked before God that he did this; and he put to death also this one.
said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, You sit as a widow in the house of your father! until older For he said, Lest at any time should die as also his brothers. going forth settled in the house of her father.
multiplied and died And being comforted, Judah ascended to the shearing of his sheep, himself and Hirah his shepherd the Adullamite, unto Timnath.
And it was reported to Tamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, your father-in-law ascends to Timnath, to shear his sheep.
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 of Timnath. For she knew that older but he did not give her to him as wife.
And seeing assumed her to be a harlot. For she covered up her face, and not
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 his daughter-in-law And she said, What will you give to me, if you should enter to me?
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.
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 in from him.
And rising up she went forth. And she removed her lightweight garment from herself, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
sent the kid of by of his shepherd the Adullamite, to deliver by him to the woman the deposit. And he did not find her.
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 here
And he returned to Judah, and said, I did not find her, and the men, the ones from the place, say, There was no here
said Let her have them, but lest at any time we should be ridiculed, I indeed sent this kid, but you have not found her.
And it came to pass after three months, it was announced to Judah, saying, fornicated And behold, in out of harlotry. said Lead her out, and let her be incinerated!
her she sent to her father-in-law, saying, From the man whom these things are I in And she said, Recognize whose ring and pendant and rod these are!
realized 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.
And it came to pass when she was bearing, that thus there were twins in her womb.
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.
And as he retracted the hand, straightway came forth his brother. And she said, Why was cut And she called his name, Pharez.
And after this came forth his brother, of which was upon his hand the scarlet thread. And she called his name Zarah.