Genesis 38:17-26

17“IH595 will send youH7971 a young goatH1423H5795 fromH4480 my flockH6629,” Judah answeredH559.

But she repliedH559, “Only ifH518 you leave meH5414 something as a pledgeH6162 untilH5704 you send itH7971.”

18“WhatH4100 pledgeH6162 should I giveH5414 you?” he askedH559.

She answeredH559, “Your sealH2368 and your cordH6616, and the staffH4294 in your handH3027.” So he gave themH5414 to her and slept withH935 herH413, and she became pregnantH2029 by him. 19Then Tamar got upH6965 and departedH1980. And she removedH5493 her veilH6809H5921 and put on her widow’sH491 garmentsH899 againH3847.

20Now when JudahH3063 sentH7971 his friendH7453 Hirah the AdullamiteH5726 withH3027 the young goatH1423H5795 to collectH3947 the items he had left withH6162H3027 the womanH802, he could notH3808 find herH4672. 21He askedH7592 the menH582 of that placeH4725, “WhereH346 is the shrine prostituteH6948 whoH1931 was besideH5921 the roadH1870 at EnaimH5879?”

“NoH3808 shrine prostituteH6948 has beenH1961 hereH2088,” they answeredH559.

22So Hirah returnedH7725 toH413 JudahH3063 and saidH559, “I could notH3808 find herH4672, and furthermoreH1571, the menH582 of that placeH4725 saidH559, ‘NoH3808 shrine prostituteH6948 has beenH1961 hereH2088.’”

23“Let her keep the itemsH3947,” JudahH3063 repliedH559. “OtherwiseH6435 we will becomeH1961 a laughingstockH937.1 After allH2009, I did send herH7971 thisH2088 young goatH1423, but youH859 could notH3808 find herH4672.”

24AboutH1961 threeH7969 months laterH2320, JudahH3063 was toldH5046, “Your daughter-in-lawH3618 TamarH8559 has prostituted herselfH2181, andH1571 nowH2009 she is pregnantH2030H2183.”

“Bring her outH3318!” JudahH3063 repliedH559. “Let her be burned to deathH8313!”

25As sheH1931 was being brought outH3318, Tamar sentH7971 a messageH559 to herH413 father-in-lawH2524: “I amH595 pregnantH2030 by the man to whomH834 these itemsH428 belong.” And she addedH559, “PleaseH4994 examine themH5234. WhoseH4310 sealH2858 and cordH6616 and staffH4294 are theseH428?”

26JudahH3063 recognizedH5234 the items and saidH559, “She is more righteousH6663 than IH4480, sinceH3588H5921H3651 I did notH3808 give herH5414 to my sonH1121 ShelahH7956.” And he did notH3808 have relations with herH3045 againH3254H5750.