Verse 12
Genesis 38:12
World English Bible, British Edition
12
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּרְבּוּ֙ הַ/יָּמִ֔ים וַ/תָּ֖מָת בַּת שׁ֣וּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת יְהוּדָ֑ה וַ/יִּנָּ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה וַ/יַּ֜עַל עַל גֹּֽזֲזֵ֤י צֹאנ/וֹ֙ ה֗וּא וְ/חִירָ֛ה רֵעֵ֥/הוּ הָ/עֲדֻלָּמִ֖י תִּמְנָֽתָ/ה
English Translation
And the days increased and the daughter of Shua, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and he went up to the shearers of his sheep, and he saw his friend Hirah, the Adullamite, at Timnah.
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Chapter 38 Context
1
At that time, Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite,
whose name was Hi...
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2
There, Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite man named Shua.
He took her, and went in to her...
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3
She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.
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4
She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.
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5
She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah. He was at Chezib when
she bore him.
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6
Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
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7
Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed
him.
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8
Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform the duty
of a husband’s brother to he...
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9
Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his; and when he went in to
his brother’s wife, he spilled...
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10
The thing which he did was evil in the LORD’s sight, and he killed
him also.
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11
Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your
father’s house, until Shelah,...
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12
After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah
was comforted, and went up to his s...
13
Tamar was told, “Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to
shear his sheep.”
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14
She took off the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with
her veil, and wrapped herself,...
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15
When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had
covered her face.
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16
He turned to her by the way, and said, “Please come, let me come in
to you,” for he didn’t know that...
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17
He said, “I will send you a young goat from the flock.”
She said, “Will you give me a pledge, until...
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18
He said, “What pledge will I give you?”
She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is...
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19
She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on
the garments of her widowhood.
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20
Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite,
to receive the pledge from the...
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21
Then he asked the men of her place, saying, “Where is the prostitute,
that was at Enaim by the road?...
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22
He returned to Judah, and said, “I haven’t found her; and also
the men of the place said, ‘There has...
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23
Judah said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this
young goat, and you haven’t fou...
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24
About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law,
has played the prostitute. M...
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25
When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “I
am with child by the man who own...
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26
Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than
I, because I didn’t give her to Shela...
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27
In the time of her travail, behold, twins were in her womb.
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28
When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied
a scarlet thread on his hand,...
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29
As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said,
“Why have you made a breach fo...
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30
Afterward his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread on his hand,
and his name was called Zera...
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