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1 At that time Juda went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Odollamite, named Hiras.
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It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and settled near a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.
2 And he saw there the daughter of a man of Chanaan, called Sue: and taking her to wife, he went in unto her.
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There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; he married her and went in to her.
3 And she conceived, and bore a son, and called his name Her.
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She conceived and bore a son; and he named him Er.
4 And conceiving again, she bore a son, and called him Onan.
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Again she conceived and bore a son whom she named Onan.
5 She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. After whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.
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Yet again she bore a son, and she named him Shelah. She was in Chezib when she bore him.
6 And Juda took a wife for Her, his first born, whose name was Thamar.
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Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.
7 And Her, the first born of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.
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But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death.
8 Juda, therefore, said to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother’s wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother.
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Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her; raise up offspring for your brother."
9 He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother’s wife, he spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother’s name.
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But since Onan knew that the offspring would not be his, he spilled his semen on the ground whenever he went in to his brother's wife, so that he would not give offspring to his brother.
10 And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing:
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What he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death also.
11 Wherefore Juda said to Thamar his daughter-in-law: Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Sela my son grow up: for he was afraid lest he also might die, as his brethren did. She went her way, and dwelt in her father’s house.
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Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, "Remain a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah grows up"—for he feared that he too would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went to live in her father's house.
12 And after many days were past: the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comfort after his mourning, he went up to Thamnas, to the shearers of his sheep, he and Hiras the Odollamite, the shepherd of his flock.
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In course of time the wife of Judah, Shua's daughter, died; when Judah's time of mourning was over, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13 And it was told Thamar that her father-in-law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.
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When Tamar was told, "Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep,"
14 And she put off the garments of her widowhood, and took a veil: and changing her dress, sat in the cross way, that leadeth to Thamnas: because Sela was grown up, and she had not been married to him.
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she put off her widow's garments, put on a veil, wrapped herself up, and sat down at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. She saw that Shelah was grown up, yet she had not been given to him in marriage.
15 When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be known.
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When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face.
16 And going to her, he said: Suffer me to lie with thee: for he knew her not to be his daughter-in-law. And she answered: What wilt thou give me to enjoy my company?
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He went over to her at the roadside, and said, "Come, let me come in to you," for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. She said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?"
17 He said: I will send thee a kid out of the flock. And when she said again: I will suffer what thou wilt, if thou give me a pledge, till thou send what thou promisest.
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He answered, "I will send you a kid from the flock." And she said, "Only if you give me a pledge, until you send it."
18 Juda said: What wilt thou have for a pledge? She answered: Thy ring and bracelet, and the staff which thou holdest in thy hand. The woman therefore at one copulation conceived.
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He said, "What pledge shall I give you?" She replied, "Your signet and your cord, and the staff that is in your hand." So he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19 And she arose and went her way: and putting off the apparel which she had taken, put on the garments of her widowhood.
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Then she got up and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood.
20 And Juda sent a kid by his shepherd, the Odollamite, that he might receive the pledge again, which he had given to the woman: but he, not finding her,
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When Judah sent the kid by his friend the Adullamite, to recover the pledge from the woman, he could not find her.
21 Asked the men of that place: Where is the woman that sat in the cross way? And when they all made answer: There was no harlot in this place,
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He asked the townspeople, "Where is the temple prostitute who was at Enaim by the wayside?" But they said, "No prostitute has been here."
22 He returned to Juda, and said to him: I have not found her; moreover, the men of that place said to me, that there never sat a harlot there.
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So he returned to Judah, and said, "I have not found her; moreover the townspeople said, "No prostitute has been here.' "
23 Juda said: Let her take it to herself, surely she cannot charge us with a lie, I sent the kid which I promised: and thou didst not find her.
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Judah replied, "Let her keep the things as her own, otherwise we will be laughed at; you see, I sent this kid, and you could not find her."
24 And behold, after three months, they told Juda, saying: Thamar, thy daughter-in-law, hath played the harlot, and she appeareth to have a big belly. And Juda said: Bring her out that she may be burnt.
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About three months later Judah was told, "Your daughter-in-law Tamar has played the whore; moreover she is pregnant as a result of whoredom." And Judah said, "Bring her out, and let her be burned."
25 But when she was led to execution, she sent to her father in law, saying: By the man, to whom these things belong, I am with child. See whose ring, and bracelet, and staff this is.
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As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, "It was the owner of these who made me pregnant." And she said, "Take note, please, whose these are, the signet and the cord and the staff."
26 But he acknowledging the gifts, said: She is juster than I: because I did not give her to Sela, my son. However he knew her no more.
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Then Judah acknowledged them and said, "She is more in the right than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah." And he did not lie with her again.
27 And when she was ready to be brought to bed, there appeared twins in her womb: and in the very delivery of the infants, one put forth a hand, whereon the midwife tied a scarlet thread, saying:
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When the time of her delivery came, there were twins in her womb.
28 This shall come forth the first.
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While she was in labor, one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound on his hand a crimson thread, saying, "This one came out first."
29 But he drawing back his hand, the other came forth: and the woman said: Why is the partition divided for thee? and therefore called his name Phares.
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But just then he drew back his hand, and out came his brother; and she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" Therefore he was named Perez.
30 Afterwards his brother came out, on whose hand was the scarlet thread: and she called his name Zara.
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Afterward his brother came out with the crimson thread on his hand; and he was named Zerah.
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