Gen. 38:1‑30• 1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a man of Adullam whose name was Hirah.
2And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanitish man whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in to her.
3And she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Er.
4And she again conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.
5And again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah; and he was at Chezib when she bore him.
6And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah slew him.
8Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and fulfil to her the brother-in-law's duty, and raise up seed to thy brother.
9But when Onan knew that the seed should not be his own, it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, in order to give no seed to his brother.
10And the thing which he did was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and he slew him also.
11And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, Lest he die also, as his brethren. And Tamar went and remained in her father's house.
12And as the days were multiplied, Judah's wife, the daughter of Shua, died. And Judah was comforted, and he went up to his sheep-shearers, to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.
14And she put the garments of her widowhood off from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entry of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as wife.
15And Judah saw her, and took her for a harlot; because she had covered her face.
16And he turned aside to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me go in to thee; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in to me?
17And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, until thou send it?
18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave it her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.
19And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
20And 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 found her not.
21And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And they said, There was no prostitute here.
22And he returned to Judah, and said, I have not found her; and also the men of the place said, No prostitute has been here.
23Then Judah said, Let her take it for herself, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.
25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man to whom these belong am I with child; and she said, Acknowledge, I pray thee, whose are this signet, and this lace, and this staff.
26And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She is more righteous than I, because I have not given her to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
27And it came to pass at the time of her delivery, that behold, twins were in her womb.
28And it came to pass when she brought forth, that one stretched out his hand, and the midwife took it and bound round his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
29And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out; and she said, How hast thou broken forth! on thee be the breach! And they called his name Pherez.
30And afterwards came out his brother, round whose hand was the scarlet thread; and they called his name Zerah. (Gen. 38:1‑30)
Gen. 44:18‑34• 18Then Judah came near to him, and said, Ah! my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant; for thou art even as Pharaoh.
19My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother?
20And we said to my lord, We have an aged father, and a child born to him in his old age, yet young; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.
21And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down to me, that I may set mine eye on him.
22And we said to my lord, The youth cannot leave his father: if he should leave his father, his father would die.
23And thou saidst to thy servants, Unless your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.
24And it came to pass when we came up to thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25And our father said, Go again, buy us a little food.
26But we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.
27And thy servant my father said to us, Ye know that my wife bore me two sons;
28and the one went out from me, and I said, He must certainly have been torn in pieces; and I have not seen him again hitherto.
29And if ye take this one also from me, and mischief should befall him, ye will bring down my grey hairs with misery to Sheol.
30And now, when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us,--seeing that his life is bound up with his life,
31it will come to pass when he sees that the lad is not there, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.
32For thy servant became surety for the lad to my father, saying, If I bring him not to thee, then I shall be guilty toward my father all my days.
33And now, let thy servant stay, I pray thee, instead of the lad a bondman to my lord, and let the lad go up with his brethren;
34for how should I go up to my father if the lad were not with me?--lest I see the evil that would come on my father. (Gen. 44:18‑34)