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10581 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:9
9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he frustrated the purpose, lest he should give seed to his brother.
10582 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:10
10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
10583 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:11
11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son shall be grown; (for he said, Lest perhaps he die also as his brethren did:) and Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
10584 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:12
12 And in process of time, the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died: and Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep-shearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
10585 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:13
13 And it was told to Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnath, to shear his sheep.
10586 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:14
14 And she put off from her, her widow’s garments, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath: for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him for a wife.
10587 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:15
15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; because she had covered her face.
10588 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:16
16 And he turned to her by the way, and said, Come, I pray thee, let me have access to thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law:) and she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayst have access to me?
10589 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:17
17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock: and she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou sendest it?
10590 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:18
18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? and she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thy hand: and he gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.
10591 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:19
19 And she arose and went her way and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
10592 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:20
20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
10593 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:21
21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, where is the harlot that was openly by the way-side? and they said, There was no harlot in this place.
10594 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:22
22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.
10595 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:23
23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
10596 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:24
24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told to Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and also, behold she is with child by lewdness: and Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
10597 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:25
25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, By the man whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
10598 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:26
26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son: and he knew her again no more.
10599 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:27
27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that behold, twins were in her womb.
10600 Webster’s Bible — Genesis 38:28
28 And it came to pass when she travailed, that the one put out his hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.