1. And it happened that at that time Judah went down from his brothers and pitched his tent near a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
2. And Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite there whose name was Shua. And he took her and went in to her.
3. And she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er.
4. And she conceived again and bore a son, and he called his name Onan.
5. And once again she bore a son, and she called his name Shelah. And he was in Chezib when she bore him.
6. And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
7. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh killed him.