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;

And it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was 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.

Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her.

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

So she conceived and bore a son and he named him Er.

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

Then 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.

She bore still another son and named him Shelah; and it was at Chezib that 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, and 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.

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord took his life.

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 said to Onan, “ Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up 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;

Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother.

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

But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life 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 his daughter-in-law Tamar, “ Remain a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he thought, “ I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” 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.

Now after a considerable time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and 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;'

It was told to Tamar, “ Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah 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 removed her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gateway of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him as a 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, 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?'

So he turned aside to her by the road, and said, “ Here now, let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, “What will you give me, that you may come in to 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 said, therefore, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.” She said, moreover, “Will you give a pledge 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;

He said, “What pledge shall I give you?” And she said, “ Your seal and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived 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.

Then she arose and departed, and removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments.

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.

When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, he did not 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 her place, saying, “Where is the temple prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?” But they said, “There has been no 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 did not find her; and furthermore, the men of the place said, ‘There has been no temple prostitute 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.'

Then Judah said, “Let her keep them, otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I sent this young goat, but you did not find 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.'

Now it was about three months later that Judah was informed, “ Your daughter-in-law Tamar has played the harlot, and behold, she is also with child by harlotry.” Then Judah said, “Bring her out 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.'

It was while she was being brought out that she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “I am with child by the man to whom these things belong.” And she said, “ Please examine and see, whose signet ring and cords and staff are these?”

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.

Judah recognized them, and said, “ She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

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

It came about at the time she was giving birth, that 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.'

Moreover, it took place while she was giving birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out 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 it came about as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” So he was named Perez.

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

Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and he was named Zerah.