And she again bore a son, and called his name, Shelah; and she was in Chezib when she bore them.

And Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in the house of your father-in-law, until Shelah my son is grown; for he said, lest he also die as his brothers; and Tamar departed, and sat in the house of her father.

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 Timna, for she saw that Shelah was grown; but she was not given to him as a wife.

And Judah acknowledged them, and said, Tamar is more righteous than I, because I did not give her to Shelah my son: and he never knew her again.

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 his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This one shall come out first.

And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zerah.

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah [were] Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea.

And it came to pass when she was in labor, that she also had twins in her womb.

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 you? And she called his name Perez.

And the sons of Judah [were] Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).

And these [are] the generations of Perez: Perez begot Hezron;

And Aminadab begot Nahshon; and Nahshon begot Salmon.

And Obed begot Jesse; and Jesse begot David.

The sons of Judah [were] Er, Onan, and Shelah. [These] three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanite woman. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, [was] wicked before the Lord, and He killed him.

The sons of Perez [were] Hezron and Hamul.

And the son of Carmi [was] Achar the troubler of Israel, who was disobedient in the accursed thing.

And there dwelt in Jerusalem [some] of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, and [some] of the sons of Perez;

All the sons of Perez who dwelt in Jerusalem [were] four hundred and sixty-eight men of might.

And Pethahiah son of Baseza was in attendance on the king in every matter for the people,

Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Ram.

the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Aram, the [son] of Joram, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,

And after this came forth his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread; and she called his name, Zerah.

And the sons of Judah [were] Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).

And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [were] five.

And Pethahiah son of Baseza was in attendance on the king in every matter for the people,