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Judah
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Genesis 38:1
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And it came about at that time, that Judah departed
from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. |
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Genesis 38:2
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Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite
whose name was Shua; and he took her and went in to her. |
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Genesis 38:3
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So she conceived and bore a son and he named
him Er. |
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Genesis 38:4
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Then she conceived again and bore a son and
named him Onan. |
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Genesis 38:5
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She bore still another son and named him Shelah;
and it was at Chezib that she bore him. |
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Genesis 38:6
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Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn,
and her name was Tamar. |
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Genesis 38:7
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But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight
of the LORD, so the LORD took his life. |
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Genesis 38:8
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Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's
wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring
for your brother." |
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Genesis 38:9
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Onan knew that the offspring would not be his;
so when he went in to his brother's wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in
order not to give offspring to his brother. |
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Genesis 38:10
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But what he did was displeasing in the sight
of the LORD; so He took his life also. |
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Genesis 38:11
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Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar,
"Remain a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah grows up"; for he thought,
"I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers." So Tamar went and lived in
her father's house. |
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Genesis 38:12
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Now after a considerable time Shua's daughter,
the wife of Judah, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went up
to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. |
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Genesis 38:13
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It was told to Tamar, "Behold, your father-in-law
is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep." |
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Genesis 38:14
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So she removed her widow's garments and covered
herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gateway of Enaim, which
is on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she had not
been given to him as a wife. |
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Genesis 38:15
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When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot,
for she had covered her face. |
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Genesis 38:16
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So he turned aside to her by the road, and said,
"Here now, let me come in to you"; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.
And she said, "What will you give me, that you may come in to me?" |
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Genesis 38:17
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He said, therefore, "I will send you a young
goat from the flock." She said, moreover, "Will you give a pledge until you send
it?" |
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Genesis 38:18
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He said, "What pledge shall I give you?" And
she said, "Your seal and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand." So he
gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him. |
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Genesis 38:19
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Then she arose and departed, and removed her
veil and put on her widow's garments. |
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Genesis 38:20
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When Judah sent the young goat by his friend
the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, he did not find her. |
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Genesis 38:21
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He asked the men of her place, saying, "Where
is the temple prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?" But they said, "There
has been no temple prostitute here." |
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Genesis 38:22
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So he returned to Judah, and said, "I did not
find her; and furthermore, the men of the place said, 'There has been no temple
prostitute here.'" |
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Genesis 38:23
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Then Judah said, "Let her keep them, otherwise
we will become a laughingstock. After all, I sent this young goat, but you did
not find her." |
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Genesis 38:24
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Now it was about three months later that Judah
was informed, "Your daughter-in-law Tamar has played the harlot, and behold, she
is also with child by harlotry." Then Judah said, "Bring her out and let her be
burned!" |
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Genesis 38:25
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It was while she was being brought out that
she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "I am with child by the man to whom these
things belong." And she said, "Please examine and see, whose signet ring and cords
and staff are these?" |
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Genesis 38:26
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Judah recognized them, and said, "She is more
righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah." And he did
not have relations with her again. |
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Genesis 38:27
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It came about at the time she was giving birth,
that behold, there were twins in her womb. |
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Genesis 38:28
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Moreover, it took place while she was giving
birth, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his
hand, saying, "This one came out first." |
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Genesis 38:29
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But it came about as he drew back his hand,
that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, "What a breach you have made
for yourself!" So he was named Perez. |
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Genesis 38:30
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Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet
thread on his hand; and he was named Zerah. |
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