2 And Judah saw there the daughter of a Canaanite, whose name was Shua; And he took her, and went in to her.

3 She conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Ir.

4 And she conceived again, and bore a son, and called his name Onan.

5 And she bore again a son, and called his name Shelah. Judah was in Hezib when she gave birth to him.

6 And Judah took Irah his firstborn wife; her name is Tamar.

7 Er, the firstborn of Judah, was displeased in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed him.

8 And Judah said to Onan, 'Go in to your brother's wife, marry her as a brother-in-law, and restore the seed to your brother.'

9 And Onan knew that the seed would not be his, so when he went in to his brother's wife, he poured it out on the ground, that he might not give the seed to his brother.

10 Evil was in the sight of the Lord that he did; and he put him to death also.

11 And Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law [after the death of his two sons], 'Thou shalt dwell as a widow in thy father's house, until Shelah my son grows up.' For he said [in his mind], "He also would not die like his brethren." And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

12 A long time passed, and the daughter of Shuya, the wife of Judah, died. And Judas was comforted, and went to Timna to the shearers of his cattle, himself and Hira his friend, the Adullamite.

13 And they sent word to Tamar, saying, Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timna to shear his cattle.

14 And she took off the garment of her widowhood, and covered herself with a veil, and shut herself up, and sat down at the gate of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah had grown up, and she was not given to him as a wife.

15 And Judas saw her, and considered her to be a harlot, because she had covered her face. [And did not recognize her.]