2. There Judah saw and met a daughter of Shuah, a Canaanite; he took her as wife and lived with her.
3. And she became pregnant and bore a son, and he called him Er.
4. And she conceived again and bore a son and named him Onan.
5. Again she conceived and bore a son and named him Shelah. [They were living] at Chezib when she bore him.
6. Now Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn; her name was Tamar.
7. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord slew him.
8. Then Judah told Onan, Marry your brother's widow; live with her and raise offspring for your brother.
9. But Onan knew that the family would not be his, so when he cohabited with his brother's widow, he prevented conception, lest he should raise up a child for his brother.
10. And the thing which he did displeased the Lord; therefore He slew him also.
11. Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow at your father's house till Shelah my [youngest] son is grown; for he thought, Lest perhaps [if Shelah should marry her] he would die also, as his brothers did. So Tamar went and lived in her father's house.
12. But later Judah's wife, the daughter of Shuah, died; and when Judah was comforted, he went up to his sheepshearers at Timnath with his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
13. Then it was told Tamar, Listen, your father-in-law is going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
14. So she put off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapped herself up [in disguise], and sat in the entrance of Enaim, which is by the road to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown and she was not given to him as his wife.
15. When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot or devoted prostitute [under a vow to her goddess], for she had covered her face [as such women did].
16. He turned to her by the road and said, Come, let me have intercourse with you; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me that you may have intercourse with me?
17. He answered, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge (deposit) until you send it?