¹ And it was at this^◦ time that Judah went·​·down from^◦ his brothers, and went·​·aside, even·​·to a man^◦, an Adullamite, and his name was Hirah.

² And Judah saw there a daughter of a man^◦, a Canaanite, and his name was Shua; and he took her, and came to^▵ her.

³ And she conceived and gave·​·birth·​·to a son, and he called his name Er.

⁴ And she conceived yet·​·again and gave·​·birth·​·to a son, and she called his name Onan.

⁵ And she added yet·​·again and gave·​·birth·​·to a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib when she gave·​·birth·​·to him.

⁶ And Judah took a woman for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

⁷ And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and Jehovah put· him ·to·​·death.

⁸ And Judah said to Onan, Come to^▵ the wife of thy brother, and perform the duty of a husband’s·​·brother for her, and raise·​·up seed for thy brother.

⁹ And Onan knew that the seed would not be for himself; and it was, when^▫ he came to^▵ the wife of his brother, that he destroyed it to the earth, so·​·that^▵ he might not^▵ give seed to his brother.

¹⁰ And what he did was·​·evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and He caused· him also ·to·​·die.

¹¹ And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Dwell· a widow ·in thy father’s house, until Shelah my son be grown·​·up; for he said, Lest he^◦ also die, like^◦ his brothers. And Tamar went and dwelt·​·in her father’s house.

¹² And the days were·​·multiplied, and the daughter of Shua, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went·​·up to the shearers of his flock, he^◦ and his companion Hirah the Adullamite, to^▫ Timnath.

¹³ And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law is going·​·up towards Timnath to shear his flock.

¹⁴ And she removed from upon herself the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with a veil^◦, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entrance of the founts which are upon the way toward Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown·​·up, and she^◦ was not given to him for a woman.

¹⁵ And Judah saw her, and thought her to be a harlot, because^◦ she had covered her face.

¹⁶ And he went·​·aside to^▵ her to^▵ the way, and said, Give^▵, I pray^◦, that I may come to^▵ thee; for he knew not that she^◦ was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou Give me, that thou mayest come to^▵ me?

¹⁷ And he said, I^▵ will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, If thou wilt give a surety, until thou send it?

¹⁸ And he said, What surety shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy kerchief^*, and thy rod that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came to^▵ her; and she conceived to him.

¹⁹ And she arose, and went, and removed her veil^◦ from upon her, and clothed· herself ·with the garments of her widowhood.

²⁰ And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his companion the Adullamite, to take the surety from the woman’s hand; and he found her not.

²¹ And he asked the men^◦ of the place, saying, Where^◦ is the prostitute that was at the founts on the way? And they said, There was not a prostitute there.

²² And he returned to^▵ Judah and said, I have not found her; and also the men^◦ of the place said, There was not a prostitute there.

²³ And Judah said, Let her take it to herself, lest perhaps we be despised; behold I sent this kid, and thou^◦ hast not found her.

²⁴ And it was, about^◦ three months after, and it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed·​·harlotry; and also, behold, she has conceived by harlotries. And Judah said, Bring· her ·out, and she shall be burnt·​·up.

²⁵ She^◦ was brought·​·out, and she^◦ sent to^▵ her father-in-law, saying, To the man^◦ whose these are, to him I^▵ have conceived; and she said, Recognize, I pray^◦ thee, whose are these, the signet and the kerchief and the rod.

²⁶ And Judah recognized them, and said, She is· more ·just than I; because^◦ as I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he added not to know her any·​·more.

²⁷ And it was, in the time of her giving·​·birth, and behold twins were in her belly.

²⁸ And it was, when she gave·​·birth, and one put^◦ out a hand; and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread twice-dyed upon his hand, saying, This came·​·out first.

²⁹ And it was, as he brought·​·back his hand, that behold, his brother came·​·out; and she said, How hast thou broken·​·off from upon thee a breaking·​·off^*? And he called his name Perez^*.

³⁰ And afterwards came·​·out his brother, that had the scarlet thread twice-dyed upon his hand; and he called his name Zerah^*.