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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.
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And Judah saw there a daughter of a man◦, a Canaanite, and his name was Shua; and he took her, and came to▵ her.
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And she conceived and gave··birth··to a son, and he called his name Er.
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And she conceived yet··again and gave··birth··to a son, and she called his name Onan.
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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.
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And Judah took a woman for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
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And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and Jehovah put· him ·to··death.
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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.
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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.
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And what he did was··evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and He caused· him also ·to··die.
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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.
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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.
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And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law is going··up towards Timnath to shear his flock.
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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.
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And Judah saw her, and thought her to be a harlot, because◦ she had covered her face.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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And she arose, and went, and removed her veil◦ from upon her, and clothed· herself ·with the garments of her widowhood.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And it was, in the time of her giving··birth, and behold twins were in her belly.
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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.
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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*.
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And afterwards came··out his brother, that had the scarlet thread twice-dyed upon his hand; and he called his name Zerah*.
