Genesis 38:17-26

17He saidH559, therefore, “I will sendH7971 you a 1youngH1423H5795 goatH1423H5795 from the flockH6629.” She then saidH559, “Will you giveH5414 a pledgeH6162 untilH5704 you sendH7971 it?” 18He saidH559, “WhatH4100 pledgeH6162 shall I giveH5414 you?” And she saidH559, “2Your sealH2368 and your cordH6616, and your staffH4294 that is in your handH3027.” So he gaveH5414 them to her and hadH935 relationsH935 withH935 her, and she conceivedH2029 by him. 19Then she gotH6965 upH6965 and departedH1980, and 3removedH5493 her 4veilH6809 and putH3847 onH3847 her widow’sH491 garmentsH899.

20When JudahH3063 sentH7971 the 5youngH1423H5795 goatH1423H5795 by his friendH7453 the AdullamiteH5726, to receiveH3947 the pledgeH6162 from the woman’sH802 handH3027, he did not findH4672 her. 21He askedH7592 the peopleH376 of her placeH4725, sayingH559, “WhereH346 is the templeH6945 prostituteH6945 whoH1931 was by the roadH1870 at EnaimH5879?” But they saidH559, “There has beenH1961 noH3808 templeH6945 prostituteH6945 hereH2088.” 22So he returnedH7725 to JudahH3063, and saidH559, “I did not findH4672 her; and furthermoreH1571, the peopleH376 of the placeH4725 saidH559, ‘There has beenH1961 noH3808 templeH6945 prostituteH6945 hereH2088.’” 23Then JudahH3063 saidH559, “Let her 6keepH3947 them, otherwiseH6435 we will becomeH1961 a laughingstockH937. 7AfterH2009 allH2009, I sentH7971 thisH2088 youngH1423 goatH1423, but you did not findH4672 her.”

24Now it was about threeH7969 monthsH2320 laterH4480 that JudahH3063 was 8informedH5046, “Your daughter-in-lawH3618 TamarH8559 has prostitutedH2181 herself, and beholdH2009, she is alsoH1571 pregnantH2030 by prostitutionH2183.” Then JudahH3063 saidH559, “BringH3318 her outH3318 and 9have her burnedH8313!” 25It was while she was being broughtH3318 outH3318 that she sentH7971 word to her father-in-lawH2524, sayingH559, “I am pregnantH2030 by the manH376 to whomH834 theseH428 thingsH428 belong.” She also saidH559, “10PleaseH4994 examineH5234 andH5234 seeH5234, whoseH4310 signetH2368 ringH2858 and cordsH6616 and staffH4294 are theseH428?” 26And JudahH3063 recognizedH5234 them, and saidH559, “11She isH6663 moreH4480 righteousH6663 thanH4480 I, sinceH3588H5921H3651 12I did not giveH5414 her to my sonH1121 ShelahH7956.” And he did not 13haveH3045 relationsH3045 with her againH3254H5750.