Verse 25
Genesis 38:25
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הִ֣וא מוּצֵ֗את וְ/הִ֨יא שָׁלְחָ֤ה אֶל חָמִ֨י/הָ֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר לְ/אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁר אֵ֣לֶּה לּ֔/וֹ אָנֹכִ֖י הָרָ֑ה וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַכֶּר נָ֔א לְ/מִ֞י הַ/חֹתֶ֧מֶת וְ/הַ/פְּתִילִ֛ים וְ/הַ/מַּטֶּ֖ה הָ/אֵֽלֶּה
English Translation
She was found, and she sent to her husband, saying to the man who belonged to these, "I am pregnant," and she said, "Please recognize for whom are the signet, the cords, and this staff."
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Chapter 38 Context
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At that time Juda went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Odollamite, named Hiras.
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And he saw there the daughter of a man of Chanaan, called Sue: and taking her to wife, he went in un...
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And she conceived, and bore a son, and called his name Her.
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And conceiving again, she bore a son, and called him Onan.
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She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. after whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.
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And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.
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And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.
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Juda, therefore add to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother's wife and marry her, that thou mayst rais...
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He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother's wife, spilled his s...
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And therefore the Lord slew him, be- cause he did a detestable thing.
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Wherefore Juda said to Thamar his daughter in law: Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Sela m...
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And after many days were past, the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comf...
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And it was told Thamar that her father in law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.
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And she put off the garments of her widowhood, and took a veil: and changing her dress, sat in the c...
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When Juda saw her, he thought she was a harlot: for she had covered her face, lest she should be kno...
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He said: I will send thee a kid out of the flock. And when she said again: I will suffer what thou w...
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Juda said: What wilt thou have for a pledge ? She answered: Thy ring and bracelet, and the staff whi...
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And she arose and went her way: and putting off the apparel which she had taken, put on the garments...
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And Juda sent a kid by his shepherd, the Odollamite, that he might receive the pledge again, which h...
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asked the men of that place : Where is the woman that sat in the cross way? And when they all made a...
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He returned to Juda, and said to him: I have not found her; moreover the men of that place said to m...
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Juda said : Let her take it to herself ; surely she cannot charge us with a,lie: I sent the kid whic...
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And behold after three months they told a lie, saying: Thamar, thy daughter in law hath played the h...
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But when she was led to execution, she sent to her father in law, saying: By the man, to whom these...
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And when she was ready to be brought to bed, there appeared twins in her womb: and in the very deliv...
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This shall come forth the first.
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But he drawing back his hand, the other came forth: and the woman said: Why is the partition divided...
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Afterwards his brother came out, on whose hand was the scarlet thread: and she called him Zara.
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