Genesis 38:1–6

Judah and Tamar

38 It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and oturned aside to a certain pAdullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was qShua. He took her and went in to her, 3 and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his name rEr. 4 She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name rOnan. 5 Yet again she bore a son, and she called his name rShelah. Judah1 was in Chezib when she bore him.

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