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.
8. Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to the wife of your brother and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”