Genesis 38
1. And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down * from his brethren, and turned * in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2. And Judah saw * there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her * , and went in * unto her.
3. And she conceived * , and bare * a son; and he called * his name Er.
4. And she conceived * again, and bare * a son; and she called * his name Onan.
5. And she yet again conceived * , and bare * a son; and called * his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare * him.
6. And Judah took * a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
7. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew * him.
8. And Judah said * unto Onan, Go in * unto thy brother's wife, and marry * her, and raise up * seed to thy brother.
9. And Onan knew * that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in * unto his brother's wife, that he spilled * it on the ground, lest that he should give * seed to his brother.
10. And the thing which he did * displeased * the LORD: wherefore he slew * him also.
11. Then said * Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain * 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 in process * of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died * ; and Judah was comforted * , and went up * unto his sheepshearers * to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13. And it was told * Tamar, saying * , Behold thy father in law goeth up * to Timnath to shear * his sheep.
14. And she put * her widow's garments off * from her, and covered her * with a vail, and wrapped herself * , and sat in * an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw * that Shelah was grown * , and she was not given * unto him to wife.
15. When Judah saw her * , he thought * her to be an harlot * ; because she had covered * her face.
16. And he turned * unto her by the way,and said * , Go to * , I pray thee, let me come in * unto thee; (for he knew * not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said * , What wilt thou give * me, that thou mayest come in * unto me?
17. And he said * , I will send * thee a kid from the flock. And she said * , Wilt thou give * me a pledge, till thou send * it?
18. And he said * , What 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.
19. And she arose * , and went away * , and laid by * her vail from her, and put on * the garments of her widowhood.
20. And 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.
21. Then he asked * the men of that place, saying * , Where is the harlot,that was openly by the way side? And they said * , There was no harlot in this place.
22. And 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.
23. And Judah said * , Let her take * it to her, lest we be 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 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, am I with child: and she said * , Discern * , I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
26. And Judah acknowledged * them, and said * , She hath been more righteous * than I; because that I gave * her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her * again * no more.
27. And it came to pass in the time of her travail * , that, behold, twins were in her womb.
28. And it came to pass, when she travailed * , that the one put out * his hand: and the midwife * took * and bound * upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying * , This came out * first.
29. And it came to pass, as he drew back * his hand, that, behold, his brother came out * : and she said * , How hast thou broken forth * ? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called * Pharez.
30. And afterward came out * his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called * Zarah.
