MLV(i)
1 And it happened at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2 And Judah saw a daughter of a certain Canaanite there whose name was Shua. And he took her and went in to her.
3 And she conceived and bore a son and he called his name Er.
4 And she conceived again and bore a son and she called his name Onan.
5 And she yet again bore a son and called his name Shelah. And he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn and her name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah and Jehovah killed him. 8 And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her and raise up seed to your brother.
9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his. And it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah and he also killed him.
11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in law, Remain a widow in your father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up, because he said, Lest he also die, like his brothers. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. 12 And Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died in process of time. And Judah was comforted and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Timnah to shear his sheep. 14 And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her and covered herself with her veil and wrapped herself and sat in the gateway of two-springs Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah, becauses he saw that Shelah was grown up and she was not given to him as a wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned to her by the way and said, I beseech you, come let me come in to you, because he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.
And she said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me?
17 And he said, I will send you a kid of the goats from the flock.
And she said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give you?
And she said, Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand. And he gave them to her and came in to her and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose and went away and put off her veil from her and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, but he did not find her. 21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, who was at two-springs Enaim by the wayside?
And they said, There has been no prostitute here.
22 And he returned to Judah and said, I have not found her and also the men of the place said, There has been no prostitute here.
23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we are put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid and you have not found her.
24 And it happened about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the prostitute and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.
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, I am with child. And she said, I beseech you, discern whose these are, the signet and the cords and the staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them and said, She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
27 And it happened in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it happened, when she travailed, that one put out a hand. And the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
29 And it happened, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out. And she said, Why have you made a breach for yourself? Therefore his name was called Perez. 30 And afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread upon his hand. And his name was called Zerah.
6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn and her name was Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah and Jehovah killed him. 8 And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her and raise up seed to your brother.
9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his. And it happened, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah and he also killed him.
11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in law, Remain a widow in your father's house, till Shelah my son be grown up, because he said, Lest he also die, like his brothers. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. 12 And Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died in process of time. And Judah was comforted and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, your father-in-law goes up to Timnah to shear his sheep. 14 And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her and covered herself with her veil and wrapped herself and sat in the gateway of two-springs Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah, becauses he saw that Shelah was grown up and she was not given to him as a wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, because she had covered her face. 16 And he turned to her by the way and said, I beseech you, come let me come in to you, because he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.
And she said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me?
17 And he said, I will send you a kid of the goats from the flock.
And she said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it? 18 And he said, What pledge shall I give you?
And she said, Your signet and your cord and your staff that is in your hand. And he gave them to her and came in to her and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose and went away and put off her veil from her and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, but he did not find her. 21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute, who was at two-springs Enaim by the wayside?
And they said, There has been no prostitute here.
22 And he returned to Judah and said, I have not found her and also the men of the place said, There has been no prostitute here.
23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we are put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid and you have not found her.
24 And it happened about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the prostitute and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.
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, I am with child. And she said, I beseech you, discern whose these are, the signet and the cords and the staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them and said, She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
27 And it happened in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 28 And it happened, when she travailed, that one put out a hand. And the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
29 And it happened, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out. And she said, Why have you made a breach for yourself? Therefore his name was called Perez. 30 And afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread upon his hand. And his name was called Zerah.