And it came to pass in the time of her travail When her time to bring forth was come, and her pains were on her, and her midwife with her: that, behold, twins [were] in her womb; which the midwife could discover before the birth of either.
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When she was brought out, she sent this message to her father-in-law, "I'm pregnant by the man who owns these things. See if you recognize whose seal, cord, and staff these are."
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Judah recognized them and said, "She's more righteous than I am, because I didn't allow her to marry my son Shelah." Judah never knew her intimately again.
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When she gave birth, she discovered she had twins in her womb.
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At birth, one boy put out his hand, and the midwife took it and tied a red thread on his hand, saying, "This one came out first."
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As soon as he pulled his hand back, his brother came out, and she said, "You've burst out on your own." So he was named Perez.