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24 Three months later, it was reported to Judah, |Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution! And look! She's pregnant because of it!| |Bring her out,| Judah responded. |Let's burn her to death!| 25 While they were bringing her out, she sent this message to her father-in-law: |I am pregnant by the man to whom these things belong. Furthermore,| she added, |tell me to whom this signet ring, cord, and staff belongs.| 26 When Judah recognized them, he admitted, |She is more upright than I, because I never did give her my son Shelah.| And he never had sex with her again. 27 Later, when it was time for Tamar to give birth, she was carrying twins in her womb! 28 While she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand, so the midwife grabbed it and tied something scarlet around his hand, observing, |This one came out first.| 29 As it was, he withdrew his hand, and then his brother was born. Amazed, the midwife cried out loud, |What's this? A breach birth?| So that boy was named Perez. 30 Afterwards, his brother came out, and around his hand was the scarlet. So they named him Zerah. Genesis 38:24-30, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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