Verse 24
Genesis 38:24
World Messianic Bible
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About three months later, Judah was told, “Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute. Moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution.”
Judah said, “Bring her out, and let her be burned.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֣י כְּ/מִ/שְׁלֹ֣שׁ חֳדָשִׁ֗ים וַ/יֻּגַּ֨ד לִֽ/יהוּדָ֤ה לֵֽ/אמֹר֙ זָֽנְתָה֙ תָּמָ֣ר כַּלָּתֶ֔/ךָ וְ/גַ֛ם הִנֵּ֥ה הָרָ֖ה לִ/זְנוּנִ֑ים וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָ֔ה הוֹצִיא֖וּ/הָ וְ/תִשָּׂרֵֽף
English Translation
And it was, at the end of three months, it was told to Judah, saying: "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the harlot, and behold, she is with child by harlotry." And Judah said, "Bring her out and let her be burned."
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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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Judah saw there a certain Canaanite man named Shua’s daughter. 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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She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.
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She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.
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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 Yahweh’s sight. Yahweh killed him.
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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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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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The thing which he did was evil in Yahweh’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...
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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 her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herse...
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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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When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man, whose these are, I am...
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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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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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Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zer...
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