6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name
was Tamar.
7
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD and the LORD slew him.
8
Then Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife and marry her and raise up seed to thy brother.
9
And Onan knew that the seed would not be his, and it came to pass when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he corrupted
it on the ground, to not give seed to his brother.
10
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD, and he slew him also.
11
Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house until Shelah, my son, is grown; for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren
did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
12
And many days passed and Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shuah, died; and Judah was comforted and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
13
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goes up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14
And she took off her widow’s garments and covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself and sat by the gate to the waters by the way to Timnath, for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
15
When Judah saw her, he thought her
to be a harlot because she had covered her face.
16
And he turned unto her by the way and said, Come now, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee (for he knew not that she
was his daughter-in-law). And she said, What wilt thou give me that thou may come in unto me?