Genesis 38:1-12

1And it cameH1961 aboutH1961 at that timeH6256, that JudahH3063 1departedH3381 from his brothersH251 and 2visitedH5186 a certainH376 3AdullamiteH5726, whose nameH8034 was HirahH2437. 2JudahH3063 sawH7200 thereH8033 a daughterH1323 of a certainH376 CanaaniteH3669 whose nameH8034 was 4ShuaH7770; and he tookH3947 her as a wife and hadH935 relationsH935 withH935 her. 3And she conceivedH2029 and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to a sonH1121, and he namedH7121H8034 him 5ErH6147. 4Then she conceivedH2029 againH5750 and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to a sonH1121, and she namedH7121H8034 him 6OnanH209. 5She gaveH3205 birthH3205 to yetH5750 anotherH3254 sonH1121 and namedH7121H8034 him 7ShelahH7956; and it was at ChezibH3580 8that she gaveH3205 birthH3205 to him.

6Now JudahH3063 tookH3947 a wifeH802 for ErH6147 his firstbornH1060, and her nameH8034 was TamarH8559. 7But 9ErH6147, Judah’sH3063 firstbornH1060, was evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, so the LordH3068 tookH4191 his lifeH4191. 8Then JudahH3063 saidH559 to OnanH209, “10HaveH935 relationsH935 withH935 your brother’sH251 wifeH802 and performH2992 your dutyH2992 asH2992 aH2992 brother-in-lawH2992 to her, and raiseH6965 upH6965 a 11childH2233 for your brotherH251.” 9Now OnanH209 knewH3045 that the 1213childH2233 would not be his; so whenH518 he hadH935 relationsH935 withH935 his brother’sH251 wifeH802, he 14wastedH7843 his seed on the groundH776 soH1115 thatH1115 he would notH1115 giveH5414 15a childH2233 to his brotherH251. 10But whatH834 he didH6213 was displeasingH7489 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068; so He 16tookH4191 his lifeH4191 alsoH1571. 11Then JudahH3063 saidH559 to his daughter-in-lawH3618 TamarH8559, “17RemainH3427 a widowH490 in your father’sH1 houseH1004 untilH5704 my sonH1121 ShelahH7956 growsH1431 up”; for he 18thoughtH559, “I am afraid that he tooH1571 may dieH4191 like his brothersH251.” So TamarH8559 wentH1980 and livedH3427 in her father’sH1 houseH1004.

12Now 19after a considerableH7235 timeH3117 Shua’sH7770 daughterH1323, the wifeH802 of JudahH3063, diedH4191; and when 20the timeH5162 ofH5162 mourningH5162 was endedH5162, JudahH3063 wentH5927 upH5927 to his sheepshearersH6629H1494 at 21TimnahH8553, he and his friendH7453 HirahH2437 the AdullamiteH5726.