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However, Onan knew that the child would not count as his; so whenever he had intercourse with his brother's wife, he spilled the semen on the ground, so as not to give his brother offspring.

Then Y'hudah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, "Stay a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah grows up"; for he thought, "I don't want him to die too, like his brothers." So Tamar went and lived at home with her father.

In due time, Shua's daughter, the wife of Y'hudah, died. After Y'hudah had been comforted, he went up to be with his sheep-shearers in Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the ‘Adulami.

Tamar was told, "Your father-in-law has gone up to Timnah to shear his sheep."

So she took off her widow's clothes, completely covered her face with her veil, and sat at the entrance to ‘Einayim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah had grown up, but she still was not being given to him as his wife.

So he went over to her where she was sitting and said, not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, "Come, let me sleep with you." She answered, "What will you pay to sleep with me?"

Y'hudah sent the kid with his friend the ‘Adulami to receive the guarantee items back from the woman, but he couldn't find her.

As she was in labor, one of them put out his hand; and the midwife took his hand and tied a scarlet thread on it, saying, "This one came out first."

But then he withdrew his hand, and his brother came out; so she said, "How did you manage to break out first?" Therefore he was named Peretz [breaking out].

Then out came his brother, with the scarlet thread on his hand, and he was given the name Zerach [scarlet].

Adonai was with Yosef, and he became wealthy while he was in the household of his master the Egyptian.

His master saw how Adonai was with him, that Adonai prospered everything he did.

Yosef pleased him as he served him, and his master appointed him manager of his household; he entrusted all his possessions to Yosef.

From the time he appointed him manager of his household and all his possessions, Adonai blessed the Egyptian's household for Yosef's sake; Adonai 's blessing was on all he owned, whether in the house or in the field.

So he left all his possessions in Yosef's care; and because he had him, he paid no attention to his affairs, except for the food he ate. Now Yosef was well-built and handsome as well.

(vi) In time, the day came when his master's wife took a look at Yosef and said, "Sleep with me!"

But he refused, saying to his master's wife, "Look, because my master has me, he doesn't know what's going on in this house. He has put all his possessions in my charge.

In this house I am his equal; he hasn't withheld anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?"

However, one day, when he went into the house to do his work, and none of the men living in the house was there indoors,

she grabbed him by his robe and said, "Sleep with me!" But he fled, leaving his robe in her hand, and got himself outside.