¹ και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λογος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P εγω- P--AS λεγω-V1--PAPNSM

² υιος-N2--VSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM επιστρεφω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GS επι-P ορος-N3E-ASN *σηιρ-N---GS και-C προφητευω-VA--AAD2S επι-P αυτος- D--ASN

³ και-C ειπον-VB--AAD2S οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ιδου-I εγω- P--NS επι-P συ- P--AS ορος-N3E-ASN *σηιρ-N---GS και-C εκτεινω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASF χειρ-N3--ASF εγω- P--GS επι-P συ- P--AS και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS ερημος-A1B-ASF και-C ερημοω-VC--FPI2S

⁴ και-C ο- A--DPF πολις-N3I-DPF συ- P--GS ερημια-N1A-ASF ποιεω-VF--FAI1S και-C συ- P--NS ερημος-N2--NSF ειμι-VF--FMI2S και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

⁵ αντι-P ο- A--GSN γιγνομαι-VB--AMN συ- P--AS εχθρα-N1A-ASF αιωνιος-A1A-ASF και-C εν καταιζω-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--DSM οικος-N2--DSM *ισραηλ-N---GSM δολος-N2--DSM εν-P χειρ-N3--DSF εχθρος-N2--GPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF εν-P καιρος-N2--DSM αδικια-N1A-GSF επι-P εσχατος-A1--DSM

⁶ δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM ει-C μην-X εις-P αιμα-N3M-ASN αμαρτανω-VBI-AAI2S και-C αιμα-N3M-ASN συ- P--AS διωκω-VF--FMI3S

⁷ και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN *σηιρ-N---GS εις-P ερημος-N2--ASF και-C ερημοω-VM--XPPASN και-C αποολλυω-VF2-FAI1S απο-P αυτος- D--GSM ανθρωπος-N2--APM και-C κτηνος-N3E-APN

⁸ και-C ενπιμπλημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--GPM τραυματιας-N1T-GPM συ- P--GS ο- A--APM βουνος-N2--APM και-C ο- A--APF φαραγξ-N3G-APF συ- P--GS και-C εν-P πας-A3--DPN ο- A--DPN πεδιον-N2N-DPN συ- P--GS τραυματιζω-VT--XPPNPM μαχαιρα-N1A-DSF πιπτω-VF2-FMI3P εν-P συ- P--DS

⁹ ερημια-N1A-ASF αιωνιος-A1B-ASF τιθημι-VF--FMI1S συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--NPF πολις-N3I-NPF συ- P--GS ου-D μη-D καταοικεω-VC--APS3P ετι-D και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM

¹⁰ δια-P ο- A--ASN ειπον-VB--AAN συ- P--AS ο- A--APN δυο-M εθνος-N3E-APN και-C ο- A--NPF δυο-M χωρα-N1A-NPF εμος-A1--NPF ειμι-VF--FMI3P και-C κληρονομεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APF και-C κυριος-N2--NSM εκει-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S

¹¹ δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ζαω-V3--PAI1S εγω- P--NS λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--DS κατα-P ο- A--ASF εχθρα-N1A-ASF συ- P--GS και-C γιγνωσκω-VS--FPI1S συ- P--DS ηνικα-D αν-X κρινω-VA--AAS1S συ- P--AS

¹² και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ακουω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GPF βλασφημια-N1A-GPF συ- P--GS οτι-C ειπον-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--NPN ορος-N3E-NPN *ισραηλ-N---GSM ερημος-A1B-NPN εγω- P--DP διδωμι-VM--XMI3S εις-P καταβρωμα-N3M-ASN

¹³ και-C μεγαλορημονεω-VAI-AAI2S επι-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--DSN στομα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS εγω- P--NS ακουω-VAI-AAI1S

¹⁴ οδε- D--APN λεγω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF ευφροσυνη-N1--DSF πας-A1S-GSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ερημος-A1B-ASF ποιεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS

¹⁵ ερημος-A1B-NSN ειμι-VF--FMI2S ορος-N3E-NSN *σηιρ-N---GS και-C πας-A1S-NSF ο- A--NSF *ιδουμαια-N1A-NSF εκ ανααλισκω-VC--FPI3S και-C γιγνωσκω-VF--FMI2S οτι-C εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GPM

¹ It happened at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

² Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her, and went in to her.

³ She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.

⁴ She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

⁵ She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

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

⁷ Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him.

⁸ 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 Onan knew that the seed wouldn't 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 The thing which he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he killed him also.

¹¹ Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house, until Shelah, my son, is grown up;" for he said, "Lest he also die, like his brothers." Tamar went and lived in her father's house.

¹² After many days, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheepshearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.

¹³ It was told Tamar, saying, "Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."

¹⁴ She took off of her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn't given to him as a wife.

¹⁵ When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.

¹⁶ He turned to her by the way, and said, "Please come, let me come in to you," for he didn't know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?"

¹⁷ He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." She said, "Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?"

¹⁸ He said, "What pledge will I give you?" She said, "Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand." He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.

¹⁹ She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

²⁰ Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, but he didn't find her.

²¹ Then he asked the men of her place, saying, "Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?" They said, "There has been no prostitute here."

²² He returned to Judah, and said, "I haven't found her; and also the men of the place said, 'There has been no prostitute here.'"

²³ Judah said, "Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven't found her."

²⁴ It happened about three months later, that it was told Judah, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute; and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution." 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." She also said, "Please discern whose are these--the signet, and the cords, and the staff."

²⁶ Judah acknowledged them, and said, "She is more righteous than I, because I didn't give her to Shelah, my son." He knew her again no more.

²⁷ It happened in the time of her travail, that behold, twins were in her womb.

²⁸ When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This came out first."

²⁹ 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 Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.