172. Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an _harlot and went in unto
her_. Judges xvi. 1. judah.
173. And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his
brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was
Shuah; _and he took her and went in unto her_. And she conceived and
bare a son; and he called his name Er. Gen. xxxviii. 1 to 3.
174. And Judah said unto Onan, _Go in unto thy brother's wife_, and
marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan knew that the
seed should not be his, and it came to pass when he went in unto his
brother's wife, _that he spilled it on the ground_, lest that he should
give seed unto his brother. Genesis xxxviii. 8, 9.
175. And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father-in-law goeth up to
Timnath, to shear his sheep. And she put her widow's garments off from
her, and covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an
open place which is by the way to Timnath, for she saw that Shelah was
grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. When Judah saw her, he
thought her to be an harlot, because she had covered her face. And he
turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, _let me come
in unto thee;_ (for he knew not that she was his daughter-in-law;) and
she said, _What wilt thou give me, that thou mayst come in unto me?_ And
he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock; and she said, Wilt thou
give me a pledge till thou send it. And he said, What pledge shall I
give thee! and she said, Thy signet and thy bracelets, and thy staff
that is in thine hand: and he gave it her, _and came in to her, and she
conceived by him_. And she arose and went away, and laid by her veil
from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. And Judah sent the
kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from
the woman's hand, but he found her not. Then he asked the men of that
place saying, Where is the harlot that was openly by the way-side? and
they said, there was no harlot in this place. And he returned to Judah,
and said I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, That
there was no harlot in this place. And Judah said, let her take it to
her lest we be shamed; behold I sent this kid, and thou hast not found
her. And it came to pass about three months after, and it was told Judah
say-. ing, Tamar thy daughter-in-law _hath played the harlot_; and also
behold, _she is with child by whoredom_; and Judah said, Bring her forth
_and let her be burnt_. When she was brought forth, she sent to her
father-in-law saying, By the man whose these are am I with child;
and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet and
bracelets and staff. And Judah acknowledged them, and said, _She hath
been more righteous than I_; because that I gave her not to She-lah my
son; and he knew her again no more. And it came to pass in the time of
her travail, that behold _twins were in her womb_. And it came to pass
when she travailed, _that the one put out his hand_; and the midwife
took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, _This came out
first_. And it came to pass as he drew back his hand, _and behold his
brother came out_; and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach
be upon thee; therefore his name was called Pharez. And afterwards came
out his brother that had the scarlet thread upon his hand; and his name
was called Zarah. Genesis xxxviii. 13 to 30.