And Onanknewthat the seedshould not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’swife, that he spilled it on the ground, lestthat he shouldgiveseed to his brother.
ThensaidJudah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’shouse, tillShelah my son be grown: for he said, Lestperadventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamarwent and dwelt in her father’shouse.
And in process of time the daughter of ShuahJudah’swifedied; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friendHirah the Adullamite.
And she put her widow’sgarments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrappedherself, and sat in an openplace, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw thatShelah was grown, and she was not givenunto him to wife.
And he turnedunto her by the way, and said, Go to, I praythee, let me come in untothee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, Whatwiltthougive me, thatthoumayestcome in unto me?
And he said, Whatpledgeshall I givethee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staffthat is in thinehand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
And it came to passaboutthreemonthsafter, that it was toldJudah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hathplayed the harlot; and also, behold, she is withchild by whoredom. And Judahsaid, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
When she was broughtforth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whosethese are, am I withchild: and she said, Discern, I praythee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwifetook and boundupon his hand a scarletthread, saying, Thiscame out first.
And it came to pass, as he drewback his hand, that, behold, his brothercame out: and she said, How hastthoubrokenforth? thisbreach be uponthee: therefore his name was calledPharez.