Genesis 38 Judah and Tamar

Genesis 38
Judah and Tamar
1 And it happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers, and entered the house of a man of Adullam whose name was Hira.
2 And Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man, whose name was his; and he took it, and went s it.
3 And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Er;
4 And she conceived, and bare a son, and called his name Onan;
5 He went further, and had a son, and called his name Shelah; and he was in Quezibe when she had.
6 Judah took for a woman for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7 Er Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord killed him.
8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go you your brother's wife, and home yourself with her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
9 Onan knew however that this seed was not to be his; and it happened that when entered will his brother's wife, spilled it on the ground, not to give seed to his brother.
10 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, for he slew him also.
11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son be grown. For he said, Lest he also die, like his brothers. So it was Tamar, and was in her father's house.
12 Moving up many days, he died the daughter of His, wife of Judah; and then consoled Judah, and went up to shearers of his sheep at Timnah, 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 Then she took off him the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and disguised himself, and sat at the entrance of the two sources on the path of Timna, for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she gave him not out woman.
15 And seeing Judah had her for a prostitute; because she had covered her face.
16 And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me come to you. For I knew not that it was his daughter in law, and she said, What will you give to have you come to me?
17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge until you send it?
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give you? And she said, Thy signet, and thy scarf, and the staff that is in your hand. What he gave her, and went in unto her, and she conceived by him.
19 And she arose, and went, and took upon himself her veil, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite to take the pledge from the woman's hand, but not found.
21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the prostitute who was on the road next to the two sources? And they said, There was no harlot in.
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found; and also said the men of that place; There was no harlot.
23 And Judah said, Take it to her, lest we come in contempt; behold, I sent this kid; but I do not flatten.
24 It happened about three months later, was told to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law, committed adultery, and behold, it is riddled with adultery. And Judah said, Bring her out to be burned.
25 And taking her out, she sent to her father in law: The man whose are these things I conceived. And she said more: You know, I pray thee, who is this seal, and these handkerchiefs, and this staff.
26 And he knew them Judah, and said more fair is she than I, because I have not given to Shelah my son. And he never met.
27 And it happened at the time to give birth, there were twins in her womb;
28 And it came, giving it the light, that one put out his hand, and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
29 But it came to pass, as he drew his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, How have you broken? About you is rupture. And they called his name Perez;
30 And after that came his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah.