1 A nd it cometh to pass, at that time, that Judah goeth down from his brethren, and turneth aside unto a man, an Adullamite, whose name Hirah;

At that time Judah withdrew from his brothers and went to a certain Adullamite named Hirah.

2 a nd Judah seeth there the daughter of a man, a Canaanite, whose name Shuah, and taketh her, and goeth in unto her.

There Judah saw and met a daughter of Shuah, a Canaanite; he took her as wife and lived with her.

3 A nd she conceiveth, and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Er;

And she became pregnant and bore a son, and he called him Er.

4 a nd she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Onan;

And she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.

5 a nd she addeth again, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Shelah; and he was in Chezib in her bearing him.

Again she conceived and bore a son and named him Shelah. at Chezib when she bore him.

6 A nd Judah taketh a wife for Er, his first-born, and her name Tamar;

Now Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

7 a nd Er, Judah's first-born, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth put him to death.

And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him.

8 A nd Judah saith to Onan, `Go in unto the wife of thy brother, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother;'

Then Judah told Onan, Marry your brother’s widow; live with her and raise offspring for your brother.

9 a nd Onan knoweth that the seed is not his; and it hath come to pass, if he hath gone in unto his brother's wife, that he hath destroyed to the earth, so as not to give seed to his brother;

But Onan knew that the family would not be his, so when he cohabited with his brother’s widow, he prevented conception, lest he should raise up a child for his brother.

10 a nd that which he hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him also to death.

And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He slew him also.

11 A nd Judah saith to Tamar his daughter-in-law, `Abide a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son groweth up;' for he said, `Lest he die -- even he -- like his brethren;' and Tamar goeth and dwelleth at her father's house.

Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at your father’s house till Shelah my son is grown; for he thought, Lest perhaps he would die also, as his brothers did. So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

12 A nd the days are multiplied, and the daughter of Shuah, Judah's wife, dieth; and Judah is comforted, and goeth up unto his sheep-shearers, he and Hirah his friend the Adullamite, to Timnath.

But later Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shuah, died; and when Judah was comforted, he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnath with his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

13 A nd it is declared to Tamar, saying, `Lo, thy husband's father is going up to Timnath to shear his flock;'

Then it was told Tamar, Listen, your father-in-law is going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

14 a nd she turneth aside the garments of her widowhood from off her, and covereth herself with a vail, and wrappeth herself up, and sitteth in the opening of Enayim, which by the way to Timnath, for she hath seen that Shelah hath grown up, and she hath not been given to him for a wife.

So she put off her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself up, and sat in the entrance of Enaim, which is by the road to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown and she was not given to him as his wife.

15 A nd Judah seeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath covered her face,

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot or devoted prostitute, for she had covered her face.

16 a nd he turneth aside unto her by the way, and saith, `Come, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee,' (for he hath not known that she his daughter-in-law); and she saith, `What dost thou give to me, that thou mayest come in unto me?'

He turned to her by the road and said, Come, let me have intercourse with you; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me that you may have intercourse with me?

17 a nd he saith, `I -- I send a kid of the goats from the flock.' And she saith, `Dost thou give a pledge till thou send ?'

He answered, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge (deposit) until you send it?

18 a nd he saith, `What the pledge that I give to thee?' and she saith, `Thy seal, and thy ribbon, and thy staff which in thy hand;' and he giveth to her, and goeth in unto her, and she conceiveth to him;

And he said, What pledge shall I give you? She said, Your signet, your cord, and your staff that is in your hand. And he gave them to her and came in to her, and she became pregnant by him.

19 a nd she riseth, and goeth, and turneth aside her vail from off her, and putteth on the garments of her widowhood.

And she arose and went away and laid aside her veil and put on the garments of her widowhood.

20 A nd Judah sendeth the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the hand of the woman, and he hath not found her.

And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand; but he was unable to find her.

21 A nd he asketh the men of her place, saying, `Where the separated one -- she in Enayim, by the way?' and they say, `There hath not been in this a separated one.'

He asked the men of that place, Where is the harlot or cult prostitute who was openly by the roadside? They said, There was no harlot or temple prostitute here.

22 A nd he turneth back unto Judah, and saith, `I have not found her; and the men of the place also have said, There hath not been in this a separated one,'

So he returned to Judah and said, I cannot find her; and also the local men said, There was no harlot or temple prostitute around here.

23 a nd Judah saith, `Let her take to herself, lest we become despised; lo, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.'

And Judah said, Let her keep for herself, lest we be made ashamed. I sent this kid, but you have not found her.

24 A nd it cometh to pass about three months, that it is declared to Judah, saying, `Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath committed fornication; and also, lo, she hath conceived by fornication:' and Judah saith, `Bring her out -- and she is burnt.'

But about three months later Judah was told, Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot, and also she is with child by her lewdness. And Judah said, Bring her forth and let her be burned!

25 S he is brought out, and she hath sent unto her husband's father, saying, `To a man whose these, I pregnant;' and she saith, `Discern, I pray thee, whose these -- the seal, and the ribbons, and the staff.'

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man to whom these articles belong. Then she added, Make out clearly, I pray you, to whom these belong, the signet, cord, and staff.

26 A nd Judah discerneth and saith, `She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again.

And Judah acknowledged them and said, She has been more righteous and just than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he did not cohabit with her again.

27 A nd it cometh to pass in the time of her bearing, that lo, twins in her womb;

Now when the time came for her to be delivered, behold, there were twins in her womb.

28 a nd it cometh to pass in her bearing, that giveth out a hand, and the midwife taketh and bindeth on his hand a scarlet thread, saying, `This hath come out first.'

And when she was in labor, one baby put out his hand; and the midwife took his hand and bound upon it a scarlet thread, saying, This baby was born first.

29 A nd it cometh to pass as he draweth back his hand, that lo, his brother hath come out, and she saith, `What! thou hast broken forth -- on thee the breach;' and he calleth his name Pharez;

But he drew back his hand, and behold, his brother was born first. And she said, What a breaking forth you have made for yourself! Therefore his name was called Perez.

30 a nd afterwards hath his brother come out, on whose hand the scarlet thread, and he calleth his name Zarah.

And afterward his brother who had the scarlet thread on his hand was born and was named Zerah.