38:1 And it came to pass at that time that
Judas went down from his brethren, and came as far as to a certain man of
Odollam, whose name was Iras.
38:2 And Judas saw there the daughter of a Chananitish man, whose name was
Sava; and he took her, and went in to her.
38:3 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er.
38:4 And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan.
38:5 And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in
Chasbi when she bore them.
38:6 And Judas took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Thamar.
38:7 And Er, the first-born of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God
killed him.
38:8 And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her as
her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy brother.
38:9 And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his-- it came to pass
when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] upon the ground,
so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife.
38:10 And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he slew him also.
38:11 And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit thou a widow in the
house of thy father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest
he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of
her father.
38:12 And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and
Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and
Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna.
38:13 And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, thy
father-in-law goeth up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.
38:14 And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put
on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is
in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not
to him for a wife.
38:15 And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered
her face, and he knew her not.
38:16 And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to
thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What
wilt thou give me if thou shouldest come in to me?
38:17 And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from my flock; and
she said, [Well], if thou wilt give me an earnest, until thou send it.
38:18 And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give thee? and she said,
Thy ring, and thy bracelet, and the staff in thy hand; and he gave them to
her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
38:19 And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on
the garments of her widowhood.
38:20 And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the
Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he found her not.
38:21 And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in
Aenan by the way-side? and they said, There was no harlot here.
38:22 And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men
of the place say, There is no harlot here.
38:23 And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent
this kid, but thou hast not found her.
38:24 And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas,
saying, Thamar thy daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and
behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let
her be burnt.
38:25 And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father-in-law, saying,
I am with child by the man whose these things are; and she said, See whose
is this ring and bracelet and staff.
38:26 And Judas knew [them], and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I,
forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.
38:27 And it came to pass when she was in labour, that she also had twins in
her womb.
38:28 And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his
hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon his hand a scarlet
[thread], saying, This one shall come out first.
38:29 And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his
brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of thee?
and she called his name, Phares.
38:30 And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet
thread; and she called his name, Zara. |
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.
38:2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was
Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.
38:3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.
38:4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.
38:5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah:
and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
38:6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
38:7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the
LORD slew him.
38:8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her,
and raise up seed to thy brother.
38:9 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.
38:10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him
also.
38:11 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.
38:12 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.
38:13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to
Timnath to shear his sheep.
38:14 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.
38:15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had
covered her face.
38:16 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?
38:17 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?
38:18 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.
38:19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put
on the garments of her widowhood.
38:20 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.
38:21 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.
38:22 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.
38:23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I
sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
38:24 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.
38:25 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.
38:26 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.
38:27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins
were in her womb.
38:28 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.
38:29 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.
38:30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon
his hand: and his name was called Zarah.
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