Genesis 38:28
And while she was in the act of giving birth, one of them put out his hand; and the woman who was with her put a red thread round his hand, saying, This one came out first.
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Genesis 38:28
And while she was in the act of giving birth, one of them put out his hand; and the woman who was with her put a red thread round his hand, saying, This one came out first.
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Genesis 38:15
When Judah saw her he took her to be a loose woman of the town, because her face was covered.
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Genesis 38:16
And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?
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Genesis 38:17
And he said, I will give you a young goat from the flock. And she said, What will you give me as a sign till you send it?
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Genesis 38:18
And he said, What would you have? And she said, Your ring and its cord and the stick in your hand. So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she became with child by him.
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Genesis 38:19
Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.
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Genesis 38:20
Then Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat, to get back the things which he had given as a sign to the woman: but she was not there.
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Genesis 38:21
And he put questions to the men of the place, saying, Where is the loose woman who was in Enaim by the wayside? And they said, There was no such woman there.
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Genesis 38:22
So he went back to Judah, and said, I have not seen her, and the men of the place say that there is no such woman there.
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Genesis 38:23
And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.
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Genesis 38:24
Now about three months after this, word came to Judah that Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had been acting like a loose woman and was with child. And Judah said, Take her out and let her be burned.
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Genesis 38:25
And while she was being taken out, she sent word to her father-in-law, saying, The man whose property these things are, is the father of my child: say then, whose are this ring and this cord and this stick?
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