Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
About
that time, Judah left
his brothers
and settled
near
a man named
Hirah
, an Adullamite .
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
that time, that
Judah goeth
down
from
his brethren,
and turneth
aside
unto
a man, an Adullamite ,
whose
name
`is'
Hirah;
There
Judah saw
the daughter of a Canaanite
man named
Shua
, and he
took
her as
a
wife
and slept
with
her.
and
Judah seeth
there
the daughter of a man, a
Canaanite,
whose
name
`is'
Shuah,
and taketh
her ,
and goeth
in
unto
her.
So
she conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son, and Judah
named
him
Er .
And
she conceiveth,
and beareth
a son, and he
calleth
his
name
Er ;
Again
she conceived
and gave
birth
to
a son, and she
named
him
Onan .
and
she conceiveth
again,
and beareth
a son, and calleth
his
name
Onan ;
Then
she gave
birth
to
another
son and named
him
Shelah; it
was at
Chezib that
she
gave
birth
to
him.
and
she addeth
again,
and
beareth
a
son ,
and calleth
his
name
Shelah; and
he
was in
Chezib in
her
bearing
him.
Now
Judah acquired
a wife for Er, his firstborn
, and her name was
Tamar .
And
Judah taketh
a wife for Er, his first-born
, and her name `is'
Tamar ;
But
Er, Judah’s
firstborn
, was
wicked
in the sight
of the
LORD;
so
the
LORD
put him to death.
and
Er, Judah's
first-born
, is
evil
in the eyes
of Jehovah,
and
Jehovah
doth
put him to death.
Then
Judah said
to Onan, “Sleep
with
your
brother’s
wife .
Perform
your
duty
as
her
brother -in-law
and raise up offspring
for
your
brother .”
And
Judah saith
to Onan, `Go
in
unto
the
wife of
thy
brother ,
and marry
her,
and
raise up seed
to
thy
brother ;'
But
Onan knew
that the offspring
would
not belong
to
him
; so
whenever
he would
sleep
with
his brother’s
wife, he would
spill
his
seed
on
the ground
so that
he
would
not produce
offspring
for
his brother .
and
Onan knoweth
that the seed
is
not `reckoned'
his
; and
it
hath
come
to
pass,
if
he hath
gone
in
unto
his brother's
wife, that
he hath
destroyed
`it'
to
the earth,
so as
not to
give
seed
to
his brother ;
What
he did
was
wicked
in the sight
of the
LORD
, so
He put
Onan
to death as
well
.
and
that
which
he hath
done
is
evil
in the eyes
of Jehovah
, and
He putteth
him
also
to death.
Then
Judah said
to his daughter-in-law Tamar
, “Live
as
a widow in
your
father’s
house until
my son Shelah
grows
up .”
For he thought
, “
He may
die too,
like his brothers.”
So
Tamar went
to
live
in
her father’s
house.
And
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.
After
a
long
time
Judah’s
wife
, the daughter of Shua
, died.
When
Judah had
finished
mourning
, he and his friend Hirah
the Adullamite went
up
to his
sheepshearers
at
Timnah
.
And
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
.
When
Tamar was
told
, “Your
father -in-law
is going up to Timnah
to shear his sheep,”
And
it
is
declared
to
Tamar, saying,
`Lo,
thy
husband's
father is going up to Timnath
to shear his flock;'
she removed
her
widow’s
garments ,
covered
her face
with a veil
to
disguise
herself, and sat
at
the entrance
to
Enaim
, which is on
the way to Timnah.
For she saw
that although
Shelah had
grown up, she had
not been given to him as
a wife.
and
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 `
is '
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.
When
Judah saw
her, he
thought
she
was
a prostitute
because
she had
covered her face .
And
Judah seeth
her, and
reckoneth
her
for
a harlot,
for
she hath
covered her face ,
Not realizing
that she was
his daughter-in-law ,
he
went
over
to
her
and said,
“Come
now
, let
me
sleep
with
you.”
“
What will
you
give me for
sleeping
with
you
? ”
she
inquired.
and
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 `is'
his daughter-in-law );
and she
saith
, `
What dost
thou
give to
me ,
that
thou
mayest
come
in
unto
me
? '
“
I will
send you
a young
goat
from my
flock ,”
Judah
answered
. But
she replied
, “Only
if
you
leave
me
something
as
a pledge until
you
send it .”
and
he
saith,
`
I --
I
send a kid
of
the
goats
from the
flock. '
And
she saith
, `Dost
thou
give
a pledge till
thou
send `
it '?'
“
What pledge should
I give you
? ”
he
asked.
She answered
, “Your
seal and your
cord
, and the
staff in your
hand .”
So
he gave
them
to her and slept
with
her, and she became
pregnant
by
him .
and
he
saith,
`
What `is'
the
pledge that
I give to
thee
? '
and
she saith
, `Thy
seal ,
and thy
ribbon
, and thy
staff which
`is'
in thy
hand ;'
and
he giveth
to her ,
and goeth
in
unto
her, and she conceiveth
to
him ;
Then
Tamar
got
up
and departed.
And
she removed
her veil
and put
on her
widow’s
garments again
.
and she riseth,
and
goeth,
and
turneth
aside
her vail
from
off
her,
and putteth
on the
garments of
her
widowhood
.
Now
when
Judah sent
his friend Hirah
the Adullamite with
the
young
goat
to collect
the items
he
had
left
with
the woman, he could
not find
her.
And
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.
He asked
the men of that
place, “
Where is the shrine
prostitute
who
was
beside
the road
at
Enaim
? ”
“No
shrine
prostitute
has
been
here,”
they answered
.
And
he asketh
the men of her
place, saying,
`
Where `
is '
the separated
one
--
she
in
Enayim,
by
the way
? '
and
they say,
`There
hath
not
been
in
this
`place'
a
separated
one
. '
So
Hirah
returned
to
Judah and said
, “
I could
not find
her ,
and furthermore,
the men of that
place said, ‘No
shrine
prostitute
has
been here.’”
And
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
`place'
a
separated
one,'
“
Let her keep
the
items
, ”
Judah
replied.
“Otherwise
we will
become a
laughingstock.
After
all
, I did
send
her
this young
goat
, but
you
could
not find
her. ”
and
Judah
saith,
`
Let her take
to
herself
, lest
we become despised;
lo
, I sent
this kid
, and
thou
hast
not found
her. '
About three months later
, Judah was
told
, “Your
daughter-in-law Tamar
has
prostituted
herself,
and now
she is
pregnant.”
“
Bring her out !”
Judah
replied
. “Let
her
be
burned
to
death!”
And
it
cometh
to
pass
about three months `after'
, 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
. '
As
she was
being
brought out, Tamar
sent a
message
to
her father -in-law:
“
I am pregnant by
the
man
to
whom
these
items
belong.”
And she added
, “Please
examine
them.
Whose seal and cord
and staff are
these?”
She is
brought out, and
she
hath
sent unto
her husband's
father ,
saying,
`To
a
man
whose
these
`are',
I `
am '
pregnant ;'
and she saith
, `Discern,
I
pray
thee,
whose `are'
these
--
the
seal ,
and the
ribbons,
and the
staff .'
Judah recognized
the
items
and said
, “
She is
more righteous than I, since
I did not give her to my son Shelah.”
And he did
not have
relations
with
her again.
And
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.
When
the time came
for
Tamar
to
give
birth
, there
were
twins in her womb .
And
it
cometh
to
pass
in
the time of
her
bearing
, that
lo,
twins `are'
in her womb ;
And as
she
was
giving
birth
, one of
them
put
out his
hand ;
so
the midwife took
a scarlet thread and
tied
it
around
his
wrist.
“
This one
came
out first ,”
she
announced
.
and it
cometh
to
pass
in
her
bearing
, that
`
one '
giveth
out a
hand ,
and
the midwife taketh
and
bindeth
on
his
hand
a scarlet thread ,
saying,
`
This hath
come
out first. '
But
when
he pulled
his hand back
and
his brother came
out, she said
, “You
have
broken
out
first
! ”
So
he was
named
Perez.
And
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
`is'
the
breach;'
and
he calleth
his
name
Pharez;
Then
his brother came
out with
the scarlet thread around
his
wrist
, and he was
named
Zerah
.
and
afterwards
hath
his brother come
out ,
on
whose
hand
`is'
the scarlet thread, and he calleth
his
name
Zarah
.
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