1 It happened at this time that Judah left his brothers and went to stay with an Adullamite by the name of Hirah.
2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite called Shua. He married her
3 and she gave birth to a son whom he called Er.
4 She had another child and called him Onan.
5 And then she had a third child whom she called Shelah. She was at Chezib when she gave birth to him.
6 Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn son. Her name was Tamar.
7 But Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh's sight and the Lord took his life.
8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Lie with your brother's widow and fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law; the child to be born will be the heir of your brother."
9 But Onan knew the child would not be his, so whenever he slept with his brother's widow, he spilled the semen on the ground lest he give an heir to his brother.
10 What he did was displeasing to Yahweh who took his life as well.
11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law, "Live as a widow in your father's house until Shelah, my son has grown up," for he was afraid that Shelah, like his brothers, might die. So Tamar went and lived in her father's house.
12 After a long time, the wife of Judah, Shua's daughter died. When Judah became consoled, he went up to Timnah to his sheep-shearers with his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
13 It happened that Tamar was told, "Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."
14 She at once took off her widow's clothes, wrapped herself in a veil and sat down at the entrance to Enaim which is on the road to Timnah, for she knew that Shelah was a grown man and had not been given to her in marriage.
15 Judah saw her and as her face was veiled he took her for a prostitute.
16 He went over to her on the roadside and said, "Allow me to sleep with you," for he didn't know she was his daughter-in-law. She asked, "What will you give me to sleep with you?"
17 He said, "I will send you a kid from my flock." She replied, "Will you give me a pledge till you send it?"
18 "What pledge shall I give you?" he asked. She answered, "Give me your seal, your cord and the staff in your hand." So he gave them to her and slept with her;
19 then she rose and left him and, taking off her veil, she put on her widow's clothes. And she became pregnant.
20 When Judah sent the kid by his friend, the Adullamite, to recover the pledge from the woman, he did not find her.
21 So he questioned the local people, "Where is the prostitute who was by the road at Enaim?" "There has been no prostitute there," they said.
22 He returned to Judah and said, "I didn't find her and even the local people said that there was no prostitute there."
23 Judah then said, "Let her keep it all for herself lest the people finally laugh at us. At least I sent her the kid even if you didn't find her."
24 About three months later Judah was told, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law played the prostitute and moreover she is now with child." Judah said, "Bring her out and let her be burned."
25 As they were bringing her out she sent word to her father-in-law, "I have become pregnant by the man who owns these things. Find out to whom this seal, cord and staff belong!"
26 Judah acknowledged them and said, "She is more righteous than I am since I wouldn't give her to my son Shelah." And he had no further intercourse with her.
27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb.
28 And when she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand and the midwife tied a scarlet thread around his wrist saying, "This one is the firstborn."
29 But he withdrew his hand and his brother came out first and she said, "What a rift you have made for yourself!" And he was called Perez.
30 Then his brother with the scarlet thread on his wrist came out and he was given the name Zerah.
Versículos relacionados com Genesis, 38:
Genesis 38 is a chapter that tells the story of Judah, son of Jacob, and his relationship with Tamar, his son's wife. The chapter addresses topics such as betrayal, prostitution and justice. Below are five verses related to these themes:
Deuteronomy 22:22 - "If you are caught in the act the man who is with a woman married to another man, both should die, the man who lay with his wife and woman as well. So you will eliminate the evil of Israel." Adultery is a recurring theme in Genesis 38 and is considered a serious sin in the law of Moses.
Proverbs 6:32 - "He who commits adultery has no judgment, who proceeds to himself destroys himself." This verse highlights the serious consequences of adultery practice, which include not only legal punishments but also personal destruction.
James 4:4 - "Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Who wants to be a friend of the world is an enemy of God." James reinforces the severity of adultery sin and emphasizes that those who get involved in immoral practices are moving away from God.
Ezekiel 18:20 - "The Son will not pay for the sins of the Father, and the Father will not pay for the sins of the Son. The righteous justice will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged to him." This verse highlights the importance of justice and individual responsibility for the sins committed, which is an important theme in Genesis 38.
1 Corinthians 6:18 - "They escape sexual immorality. All the other sins that someone commit are outside the body; but those who sin sexually against their own body." Paul warns against sexual immorality and emphasizes that, besides the legal and spiritual consequences, this practice can have negative effects on the physical and mental health of the person.
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