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chapter 38
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that time Juda went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain
Odollamite, named Hiras.
2 And he saw there the daughter of a man of Chanaan,
called Sue: and taking her to wife, he went in unto her.
3 And she conceived, and bore a son, and called his
name Her.
4 And conceiving again, she bore a son, and called him
Onan.
5 She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. after
whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.
6 And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose
name was Thamar.
7 And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the
sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.
8 Juda, therefore add to Onan his son: Go in to thy
brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother.
9 He knowing that the children should not be his, when
he went in to his brother's wife, spilled his seed upon the ground, lest
children should be born in his brother's name.
10 And therefore the Lord slew him, be- cause he did a
detestable thing.
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.
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.
13 And it was told Thamar that her father in law was
come up to Thamnas 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.
16 When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for
she had covered her face, lest she should be known.
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 en joy my company?
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 a pledge,
till thou send what thou promisest,
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.
19 And she arose and went her way: and putting off the
apparel which she had taken, 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,
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,
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.
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.
24 And behold after three months they told a lie,
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.
26 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.
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.
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:
28 This shall come forth the 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.
30 Afterwards his brother came out, on whose hand was
the scarlet thread: and she called him Zara.
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