1 Judah went away from his brothers. He made a friend named Hirah in a place named Adullam. ♂️ 2 Judah saw a woman there. She was Shua’s girl. He made her his wife. 3 The wife had a baby boy. Judah named him Er. 4 She had another baby boy. His name was Onan. 5 She had a third baby boy in a town named Chezib. His name was Shelah. 6 Judah found a wife for Er. Her name was Tamar. 7 Er did very bad. God saw it. Er died. ⚠️ 8 Judah told Onan to help give a baby for his brother’s name with Tamar. ️ 9 Onan did not want to do it. He did not do what he was told. ❌ 10 God saw this. God was not happy. Onan died. ⚠️ 11 Judah told Tamar, “Go live with your dad. Wait for Shelah to grow up.” She went home. 12 Later, Judah’s wife died. After some time, he felt calm. He and his friend Hirah went to Timnah to cut wool from sheep. ✂️ 13 Someone told Tamar, “Judah is going to Timnah to cut sheep wool.” ️ 14 Tamar took off her sad clothes. She covered her face and sat by the road to Timnah. She saw Shelah was big now, but she was not given to him. ️ 15 Judah saw her and did not know it was Tamar. Her face was covered. He thought she was a stranger. 16 Judah went to her and said, “Please be with me.” He did not know she was Tamar. She said, “What will you give me?” 17 Judah said, “I will send a young goat.” She said, “Give me a promise now.” 18 She said, “Give me your ring, your rope, and your stick.” He gave them. Later, she had a baby inside. 19 Tamar went home. She took off the cover and put on her sad clothes again. 20 Judah sent his friend with the goat to get back the ring, rope, and stick. But the woman was not there. 21 The friend asked the people, “Where is the woman who was by the road?” They said, “No woman like that was here.” 22 The friend went back and said, “I did not find her. The people said no woman like that was there.” ↩️ 23 Judah said, “Let her keep the things. I do not want people to laugh at us. I sent the goat, but we did not find her.” 24 Three months later, people said, “Tamar is going to have a baby.” Judah said, “Bring her here. Punish her very hard.” ⚠️ 25 As they took her out, Tamar sent a message: “I have a baby from the man who owns this ring, rope, and stick.” 26 Judah saw the things and said, “She is more right than me. I did not give her to Shelah.” He did not be with her again. 27 Time came. Tamar had two babies inside. 28 One baby put out a hand. A helper tied a red string and said, “This one is first.” 29 Then the hand went back. The other baby came out first. They said, “Wow, you pushed out!” They named him Perez. 30 Then the baby with the red string came out. They named him Zerah.