38Genesis 38

1And it fortuned at that tyme that Iudas went from his brethren and gatt him to a man called Hira of OdollamSelect Genesis 38:1

2and there he sawe the doughter of a man called Sua a Canaanyte. And he toke her ad went in vnto her.Select Genesis 38:2

3And she conceaued and bare a sonne and called his name Er.Select Genesis 38:3

4And she conceaued agayne and bare a sonne and called him Onan.Select Genesis 38:4

5And she conceaued the thyrde tyme and bare a sonne whom she called Scla: and he was at Chesyb when she bare hem.Select Genesis 38:5

6And Iudas gaue Er his eldest sonne a wife whose name was Thamar.Select Genesis 38:6

7But this Er Iudas eldest sonne was wicked in the syghte of the LORde wherfore the LORde slewe him.Select Genesis 38:7

8Than sayde Iudas vnto Onan: goo in to thi brothers wyfe and Marie her and styrre vp seed vnto thy brother.Select Genesis 38:8

9And when Onan perceaued that the seed shulde not be his: therfore when he went in to his brothers wife he spylled it on the grounde because he wold not geue seed vnto his brother.Select Genesis 38:9

10And the thinge which he dyd displeased the LORde wherfore he slew him also.Select Genesis 38:10

11Than sayde Iudas to Thamar his doughter in lawe: remayne a wydow at thi fathers house tyll Sela my sonne be growne: for he feared lest he shulde haue dyed also as his brethren did. Thus went Thamar and dwelt in hir fathers house.Select Genesis 38:11

12And in processe of tyme the doughter of Sua Iudas wife dyed. Than Iudas when he had left mornynge went vnto his shepe sherers to Thimnath with his frende Hira of Odollam.Select Genesis 38:12

13And one told Thamar saynge: beholde thy father in lawe goth vp to Thimnath to shere his shepe.Select Genesis 38:13

14And she put hyr wydows garmetes of from her and couered her with a clooke and disgyssed herself: And sat her downe at the entrynge of Enaim which is by the hye wayes syde to Thimnath for because she sawe that Sela was growne and she was not geue vnto him to wife.Select Genesis 38:14

15When Iuda sawe her he thought it had bene an hoore because she had couered hyr face.Select Genesis 38:15

16And turned to her vnto the waye and sayde come I praye the let me lye with the for he knewe not that it was his doughter in lawe. And she sayde what wylt thou gyue me for to lye with me?Select Genesis 38:16

17Tha sayde he I will sende the a kydd fro the flocke. She answered Than geue me a pledge till thou sende it.Select Genesis 38:17

18Than sayde he what pledge shall I geue the? And she sayde: they sygnett thy necke lace and thy staffe that is in thy hande. And he gaue it her and lay by her and she was with child by him.Select Genesis 38:18

19And she gatt her vp and went and put her mantell from her ad put on hir widowes rayment agayne.Select Genesis 38:19

20And Iudas sent the kydd by his neybure of Odollam for to fetch out his pledge agayne from the wifes hande. But he fownde her not.Select Genesis 38:20

21Than asked he the men of the same place saynge: where is the whoore that satt at Enaim in the waye? And they sayde: there was no whoore here.Select Genesis 38:21

22And he came to Iuda agayne saynge: I can not fynde her and also the men of the place sayde: that there was no whoore there.Select Genesis 38:22

23And Iuda sayde: let her take it to her lest we be shamed: for I sente the kydd and thou coudest not fynde her.Select Genesis 38:23

24And it came to passe that after .iij. monethes one tolde Iuda saynge: Thamar thy doughter in lawe hath played the whoore and with playnge the whoore is become great with childe. And Iuda sayde: brynge her forth ad let her be brente.Select Genesis 38:24

25And when they brought her forth she sent to her father in lawe saynge: by the ma vnto whome these thinges pertayne am I with childe. And sayd also: loke whose are this seall necklace and staffe.Select Genesis 38:25

26And Iuda knewe them saynge: she is more rightwes tha I because I gaue her not to Sela my sone. But he laye with her nomore.Select Genesis 38:26

27When tyme was come that she shulde be delyuered beholde there was .ij. twynnes in hyr wobe.Select Genesis 38:27

28And as she traveled the one put out his hande and the mydwife toke and bownde a reed threde aboute it saynge: this wyll come out fyrst.Select Genesis 38:28

29But he plucked his hande backe agayne and his brother came out. And she sayde: wherfore hast thou rent a rent vppon the? and called him Pharez.Select Genesis 38:29

30And afterward came out his brother that had the reade threde about his hade which was called Zarah.Select Genesis 38:30