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KJV
King James Version
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World English Bible
And
it came
to
pass
at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren
, and turned
in
to
a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
It happened
at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers
, and visited
a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
And
Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite ,
whose name was Shuah;
and
he took her, and went in unto
her.
Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua.
He took her, and went in to
her.
And
she conceived, and bare
a son; and he called
his
name
Er.
She conceived, and bore
a son; and he named
him
Er.
And
she conceived again, and bare
a son; and she called
his
name
Onan.
She conceived again, and bore
a son; and she named
him
Onan.
And
she yet again conceived,
and
bare
a son ;
and called
his
name
Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare
him.
She yet again bore
a son ,
and named
him
Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore
him.
And
Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose
name was Tamar.
Judah took a wife for Er ,
his firstborn, and
her
name was Tamar.
And
Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the
LORD;
and
the
LORD
slew
him.
Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh.
Yahweh
killed
him.
And
Judah said unto
Onan, Go in unto
thy
brother's wife, and marry
her, and raise up seed to thy
brother.
Judah said to
Onan, "
Go in to
your
brother's wife, and perform
the
duty
of
a
husband's
brother
to
her, and raise up seed to your
brother. "
And
Onan knew that the seed should
not
be his; and it came
to
pass
, when he went in unto
his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that
he should give seed to his brother.
Onan knew that the seed wouldn't
be his; and it happened
, when he went in to
his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest he should give seed to his brother.
And
the thing which he did displeased
the LORD:
wherefore
he slew
him also.
The thing which he did was
evil
in
the sight
of
Yahweh,
and
he killed
him also.
Then said
Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at
thy
father's house, till
Shelah my son be
grown :
for he said, Lest peradventure
he die
also, as
his brethren
did
. And
Tamar went and dwelt
in her father's house.
Then Judah said
to Tamar ,
his daughter -
in -
law, "
Remain a widow in
your
father's house, until
Shelah ,
my son ,
is
grown up;"
for he said, "
Lest he also die
, like
his brothers
. "
Tamar went and lived
in her father's house.
And
in
process
of
time
the
daughter of
Shuah
Judah's
wife died ;
and
Judah was comforted, and went up unto
his sheepshearers
to Timnath
, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
After
many
days,
Shua's
daughter ,
the
wife of
Judah,
died .
Judah was comforted, and went up to
his sheep-shearers
to Timnah
, he and his friend Hirah ,
the Adullamite.
And
it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy
father in law goeth
up to Timnath
to shear his sheep.
It was told Tamar, saying, "
Behold ,
your
father -
in -
law is
going
up to Timnah
to shear his sheep. "
And
she put
her widow's
garments off
from
her, and covered her
with a
vail
, and wrapped herself, and sat in an
open
place
, which is by the way to Timnath
; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was
not
given unto
him
to wife.
She took
off
of
her the
garments of
her widowhood
, and covered herself
with her
veil
, and wrapped herself, and sat in the
gate
of
Enaim
, which is by the way to Timnah
; for she saw that Shelah was grown up
, and she wasn't
given to him
as
a
wife.
When Judah saw her, he thought her
to
be
an
harlot;
because
she had covered her face.
When Judah saw her, he thought that
she was
a
prostitute,
for
she
had covered her face.
And
he turned unto
her by the way, and said, Go
to,
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
mayest
come in unto
me?
He turned to
her by the way, and said, "Please
come
, let me come in to
you:"
for he didn't
know
that she was his daughter -
in -
law. She said, "
What will
you
give me, that you
may
come in to
me? "
And
he said, I will send thee
a kid from the flock. And
she said, Wilt
thou
give me a pledge, till
thou
send it?
He said, "
I will send you
a kid of
the
goats
from the flock. "
She said, "Will
you
give me a pledge, until
you
send it? "
And
he said, What pledge shall
I give thee
? And
she said, Thy
signet ,
and thy
bracelets
, and thy
staff that is in thine
hand. And
he gave it
her, and came in unto
her, and she conceived by him.
He said, "
What pledge will
I give you
? "
She said, "Your
signet and your
cord
, and your
staff that is in your
hand. "
He gave them
to
her, and came in to
her, and she conceived by him.
And
she arose, and went away, and laid
by
her vail
from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
She arose, and went away, and put
off
her veil
from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
And
Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his
pledge from the woman's hand :
but he found
her not
.
Judah sent the kid of
the
goats
by the hand of his friend ,
the Adullamite, to receive the
pledge from the woman's hand ,
but he didn't
find
her.
Then he asked the men of that
place, saying, Where is the harlot
, that was openly
by the way
side
? And
they said, There was
no harlot
in
this
place
.
Then he asked the men of her
place, saying, "
Where is the prostitute
, that was at
Enaim
by the road
? "
They said, "
There has
been
no prostitute
here
. "
And
he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot
find
her; and also the men of the place said, that
there was
no harlot
in
this
place
.
He returned to Judah, and said, "
I haven't
found
her; and also the men of the place said, '
There has
been
no prostitute
here
. '"
And
Judah said, Let her take
it to
her
, lest we be shamed :
behold, I sent this kid, and thou
hast
not
found her.
Judah said, "
Let her keep
it, lest we be shamed .
Behold, I sent this kid, and you
haven't
found her. "
And
it came
to
pass
about three months after
, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy
daughter in law hath
played the harlot
; and also
, behold, she is with child by whoredom
. And
Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
It happened
about three months later
, that it was told Judah, saying, "
Tamar ,
your
daughter -
in -
law ,
has
played the prostitute
; and moreover
, behold, she is with child by prostitution
. "
Judah said, "
Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. "
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am
I with child :
and
she said, Discern ,
I
pray
thee,
whose are these ,
the signet, and bracelets
, and staff.
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father -
in -
law, saying, "
By the man, whose these are, I am
with child ."
She also
said, "Please
discern whose are these --
the signet, and the
cords
, and the
staff. "
And
Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath
been
more righteous than I ;
because that
I gave
her not
to Shelah my son. And
he knew her again no more.
Judah acknowledged them, and said, "
She is
more righteous than I ,
because I didn't
give
her to Shelah ,
my son. "
He knew her again no more.
And
it came
to
pass
in the time of her travail, that ,
behold, twins were in her womb.
It happened
in the time of her travail, that behold, twins were in her womb.
And
it came
to
pass
, when she travailed, that the
one put out his
hand: and the midwife took and bound
upon
his
hand
a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
It happened
, when she travailed, that one put out a
hand: and the midwife took and tied
a scarlet thread on
his
hand
, saying, "
This came out first. "
And
it came
to
pass
, as he drew back his hand, that ,
behold, his brother came out :
and she said, How
hast
thou
broken
forth?
this
breach be
upon
thee:
therefore his name was called Pharez
.
It happened
, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out ,
and she said, "Why
have
you
made
a
breach for
yourself?"
Therefore his name was called Perez
.
And
afterward came
out
his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon
his hand :
and his name was called Zarah
.
Afterward his brother came
out
, that had the scarlet thread on
his hand ,
and his name was called Zerah
.
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