VIN(i)
1 Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the friend of a man of Adullam named Hirah.
2 There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua. He took her, and went in to her.
3 And she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he called his name Er.
4 She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.
5 She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when she bore him.
6 Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7 Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD's sight. So the LORD killed him.
8 And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to your brother.
9 Onan knew that the offspring wouldn't be his; and when he went in to his brother's wife, he spilled his semen on the ground, lest he should give offspring to his brother.
10 What he did displeased the LORD. So the LORD killed him also.
11 And Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, Live as a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah is grown. For he said, Lest he also die like his brothers. And Tamar went and lived in her father's house.
12 And after a time, Bath-shua, Judah's wife, came to her end; and after Judah was comforted for her loss, he went to Timnah, where they were cutting the wool of his sheep, and his friend Hirah of Adullam went with him.
13 Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
14 And she took off her widow's robes from her, and veiled herself with a veil, and disguised herself. And she sat at the entrance of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not been given to him for a wife.
15 When Judah saw her, he thought that she was 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?
17 He said, I will send you a young goat from the flock. She said, Will you give me a pledge, until you send it?
18 And he said, What would you have? And she said, Your ring and its cord and the stick in your hand. So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she became with child by him.
19 After returning home, Tamar took off the veil and dressed in her widow's clothes again.
20 Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand. But he did not find her.
21 He asked the men: "Where is the temple prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?" They said: "There has been no temple prostitute here."
22 So he went back to Judah and said: "I did not find her. Besides, the men who lived there said there has not been any temple prostitute here."
23 Then Judah said: "Let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you did not find her."
24 Three months later Judah was told: "Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant." Judah said: "Bring her out and have her burned to death!"
25 As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law. "I am pregnant by the man who owns these," she said. She added: "See if you recognize whose seal and cord and staff these are."
26 Judah recognized them and said: "She is more righteous than I, since I would not give her to my son Shelah." He did not sleep with her again.
27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.
28 As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand. The midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said: "This one came out first."
29 When he drew back his hand, his brother came out. She said: "So this is how you have broken out!" He was named Perez.
30 Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, came out and he was given the name Zerah.