And in the forty-fifth jubilee, in the second week, and in the second year, Judah took for his first-born Er, a wife from the daughters of Aram, named Tamar.

But he hated, and did not lie with her, because his mother was of the daughters of Canaan, and he wished to take him a wife of the kinsfolk of his mother, but Judah, his father, would not permit him.

And this Er, the first-born of Judah, was wicked, and God caused him to die.

And Judah said unto Onan, his brother: "Go in unto thy brother's wife and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed unto thy brother."

And Onan knew that the seed would not be his, but his brother's only, and he refused to raise up seed for his brother,

and he was wicked in the eyes of God, and He caused him to die.

And Judah said unto Tamar, his daughter-in-law: "Remain in thy father's house as a widow till Shelah my son be grown up, and I shall give thee to him to wife."

And he grew up; but Bêdsû'êl, the wife of Judah, did not permit her son Shelah to marry.

And Bêdsû'êl, the wife of Judah, died in the fifth year of this week. And in the sixth year Judah took Tamar to wife in lawful marriage.

And she bore two sons, Perez and Zerah, in the seventh year of this second week. And thereupon the seven years of fruitfulness were accomplished, of which Joseph spoke to Pharaoh.

And do thou command the children of Israel that there be no uncleanness amongst them, for every one who lieth with his daughter-in-law or with his mother-in-law hath wrought uncleanness;

let the man who hath lain with her be judged and punished, and likewise the woman, and He will turn away wrath and punishment from Israel.