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Then all his sons and all his daughters got up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son." So his father wept for him.

And it came about at that time, that Judah departed from his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Now Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD took his life.

Now Onan knew that the child would not be his; so when he had relations with his brother's wife, he wasted his seed on the ground so that he would not give a child to his brother.

But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD; so He took his life also.

Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, "Remain a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah grows up"; for he thought, "I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers." So Tamar went and lived in her father's house.

Now after a considerable time Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and when the time of mourning was ended, Judah went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

And Tamar was told, "Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."

So he turned aside to her by the road, and said, "Here now, let me have relations with you"; for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, "What will you give me, that you may have relations with me?"

When Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, he did not find her.

Moreover, it took place while she was giving birth, that one baby put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This one came out first."

But it came about as he drew back his hand that behold, his brother came out. Then she said, "What a breach you have made for yourself!" So he was named Perez.

Afterward his brother came out who had the scarlet thread on his hand; and he was named Zerah.

And the LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

Now his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand.

So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and put him in charge of all that he owned.

It came about that from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph; so the LORD'S blessing was upon all that he owned, in the house and in the field.

And it came about after these events that his master's wife had her eyes on Joseph, and she said, "Sleep with me."

But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put me in charge of all that he owns.