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Genesis 38 Brenton's Septuagint Translation
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and he took her, and went in to her. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And she conceived and bore a son, and called his name, Er. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And she conceived and bore a son again; and called his name, Aunan. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And she again bore a son; and called his name, Selom: and she was in Chasbi when she bore them.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And Judas took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Thamar. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And Er, the first-born of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And Judas said to Aunan, Go in to thy brother's wife, and marry her as her brother-in-law, and raise up seed to thy brother. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And Aunan, knowing that the seed should not be his - it came to pass when he went in to his brother's wife, that he spilled <i>it</i> upon the ground, so that he should not give seed to his brother's wife. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And his doing this appeared evil before God; and he slew him also. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And Judas said to Thamar, his daughter-in-law, Sit thou a widow in the house of thy father-in-law, until Selom my son be grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brethren; and Thamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And the days were fulfilled, and Sava the wife of Judas died; and Judas, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Iras his Shepherd the Odollamite, to Thamna. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Thamna, to shear his sheep. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And having taken off the garments of her widowhood from her, she put on a veil, and ornamented her face, and sat by the gates of Aenan, which is in the way to Thamna, for she saw that Selom was grown; but he gave her not to him for a wife. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And when Judas saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she covered her face, and he knew her not. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And he went out of his way to her, and said to her, Let me come in to thee; for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law; and she said, What wilt thou give me if thou shouldest come in to me? <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And he said, I will send thee a kid of the goats from my flock; and she said, <i>Well</i>, if thou wilt give me an earnest, until thou send it. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And he said, What is the earnest that I shall give thee? and she said, Thy ring, and thy bracelet, and the staff in thy hand; and he gave them to her, and went in to her, and she conceived by him. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And Judas sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his shepherd the Odollamite, to receive the pledge from the woman; and he found her not. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And he asked the men of the place, Where is the harlot who was in Aenan by the way-side? and they said, There was no harlot here. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And he returned to Judas, and said, I have not found her; and the men of the place say, There is no harlot here. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And Judas said, Let her have them, but let us not be ridiculed; I sent this kid, but thou hast not found her.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And it came to pass after three months, that it was told Judas, saying, Thamar thy daughter-in-law has grievously played the harlot, and behold she is with child by whoredom; and Judas said, Bring her out, and let her be burnt. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And as they were bringing her, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose these things are; and she said, See whose is this ring and bracelet and staff. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And Judas knew <i>them</i>, and said, Thamar is cleared rather than I, forasmuch as I gave her not to Selom my son: and he knew her not again.<p> <A name="28"></a><p class="hdg">The Birth of Perez and Zerah<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And it came to pass when she was in labour, that she also had twins in her womb. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And it came to pass as she was bringing forth, one thrust forth his hand, and the midwife having taken hold of it, bound upon hid hand a scarlet <i>thread</i>, saying, This one shall come out first. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of thee? and she called his name, Phares. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/38-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zara.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>