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;

It came to pass 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.

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua, and he married 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 called his name Er.

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

She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name 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.

And she conceived yet again and bore a son, and called his name Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.

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

Then 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 wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed 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;'

And Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and marry her, and raise up an heir to 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 heir would not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir 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.

And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He killed 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 in your father’s house till my son Shelah is grown.” For he said, “Lest he also die like his brothers.” And Tamar went and dwelt 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 in the process of time the daughter of Shua, Judah’s wife, died; and Judah was comforted, and 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;'

And it was told Tamar, saying, “Look, 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 took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place which was on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not 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, because 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?'

Then he turned to her by the way, and said, “Please let me come in to you”; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. So 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 ?'

And he said, “I will send a young goat from the flock.” So she said, “Will you give me a pledge till 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;

Then he said, “What pledge shall I give you?” So she said, “Your signet and cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” Then 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.

So 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 young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand, but 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.'

Then he asked the men of that place, saying, “Where is the harlot who was openly by the roadside?” And they said, “There was no harlot in this place. ”

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. Also, the men of the place said there was no harlot in this place. ”

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 take them for herself, lest we be shamed; for I sent this young goat and 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.'

And it came to pass, about three months after, that Judah was told, saying, “Tamar your daughter-in-law has played the harlot; furthermore she is with child by harlotry.” So 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.'

When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man to whom these belong, I am with child.” And she said, “Please determine whose these are —the signet and 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.

So Judah acknowledged them and said, “She has been more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son.” And he never knew her again.

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

Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth, that behold, twins were 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 so it was, when she was giving birth, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it 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;

Then it happened, as he drew back his hand, that his brother came out unexpectedly; and she said, “How did you break through? This breach be upon you!” 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.

Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand. And his name was called Zerah.