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And Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, Live as a widow in your father's house until my son Shelah is grown. For he said, Lest he also die like his brothers. And Tamar went and lived in her father's house.

And the days were many, and the wife of Judah, the daughter of Shuah, died. And Judah was comforted, and he went up to the shearers of his flocks, he and his friend Hirah of Adullam, to Timnah.

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

And he turned aside to her by the roadway, and said, Come now, let me come in to you. For he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me that you may come in to me?

And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend, the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand. And he did not find her.

And in her bearing, it happened that one put forth a hand, and the midwife took it and tied crimson on his hand, saying, This one came out first.

And it happened as he withdrew his hand, behold, his brother came out. And she said, How have you broken a break for yourself? And one called his name Pharez.

And then his brother came out, on whose hand was the crimson. And one called his name Zarah.

And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. And he was in the house of the Egyptian, his master.

And his master saw that Jehovah was with him, and Joseph was prospering in his hand everything which he did.

And Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. And he appointed him over his house, and he gave all he owned into his hand.

And it came about that from the time he appointed him over his house and over all he owned, Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. And the blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had, in the house and in the field.

And after these things, it happened that his master's wife lifted up her eyes to Joseph, and said, Lie with me.

And he refused, and said to his master's wife, Behold, my master does not know what is in the house with me, and all that he owns he has given into my hand.

No one in this house is greater than I, and he has not withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. And how should I do this great evil and sin against God?

And it happened on this day, that he went into the house to do his work. And none of the men of the house were there in the house.

And she caught him by his robe, saying, Lie with me! And he left his robe in her hand and fled, and went outside.

And it happened, when she saw that he had left his robe in her hand, and had fled outside,

And it happened when he heard that I raised my voice and cried, he left his robe by me and fled, and went outside.

And she kept his robe beside her until the coming of his master to his house.