Genesis 38

¹At that time Juda went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Odollamite, named Hiras.

²And he saw there the daughter of a man of Chanaan, called Sue: and taking her to wife, he went in unto her.

³And she conceived, and bore a son, and called his name Her.

⁴And conceiving again, she bore a son, and called him Onan.

⁵She bore also a third: whom she called Sela. After whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.

⁶And Juda took a wife for Her his firstborn, whose name was Thamar.

⁷And Her, the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord: and was slain by him.

⁸Juda, therefore said to Onan his son: Go in to thy brother’s wife and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother.

⁹He knowing that the children should not be his, when he went in to his brother’s wife, spilled his seed upon the ground, lest children should be born in his brother’s name.

¹⁰And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing.

¹¹Wherefore Juda said to Thamar his daughter in law: Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Sela my son grow up: for he was afraid lest he also might die, as his brethren did. She went her way and dwelt in her father’s house.

¹²And after many days were past, the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comfort after his mourning, he went up to Thamnas, to the shearers of his sheep, he and Hiras the Odollamite the shepherd of his flock.