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And it was at that time in that year, which is the year of Yoseph's going down to Mitsrayim after his brothers had sold him, that Re’uven the son of Ya’aqov went to Timnah and took to him for a wife Eliuram, the daughter of Avi the Kena’ani, and he came to her.
2
And Eliuram the wife of Re’uven conceived and bore him Hanoch, Palu, Chetzron and Carmi, four sons; and Shim’on his brother took his sister Diynah for a wife, and she bore to him Memuel, Yamin, Ohad, Yakhiyn and Zochar, five sons.
3
And he afterward came to Bunah the Canaanitish woman, the same is Bunah whom Shim’on took captive from the city of Shekhem, and Bunah was before Diynah and attended upon her, and Shim’on came to her, and she bore to him Saul.
4
And Yehudah went at that time to Adulam, and he came to a man of Adulam, and his name was Hirah, and Yehudah saw there the daughter of a man from Kena’an, and her name was Aliyath, the daughter of Shua, and he took her, and came to her, and Aliyath bore to Yehudah, Er, Onan and Shiloh; three sons.
5
And Levi and Yissakhar went to the land of the east, and they took to themselves for wives the daughters of Yovav the son of Yoktan, the son of Eber; and Yovav the son of Yoktan had two daughters; the name of the elder was Adinah, and the name of the younger was Aridah.
6
And Levi took Adinah, and Yissakhar took Aridah, and they came to the land of Kena’an, to their father's house, and Adinah bore to Levi, Gershon, Kehath and Merari; three sons.
7
And Aridah bore to Yissakhar Tola, Puvah, Iyov and Shomron, four sons; and Dan went to the land of Mo’av and took for a wife Aphlaleth, the daughter of Chamudan the Mo’avi, and he brought her to the land of Kena’an.
8
And Aphlaleth was barren, she had no offspring, and Elohim afterward remembered Aphlaleth the wife of Dan, and she conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Chushim.
9
And Gad and Naphtaliy went to Charan and took from thence the daughters of Amuram the son of Uz, the son of Nachor, for wives.
10
And these are the names of the daughters of Amuram; the name of the elder was Merimah, and the name of the younger Uzith; and Naphtaliy took Merimah, and Gad took Uzith; and brought them to the land of Kena’an, to their father's house.
11
And Merimah bore to Naphtaliy Yachzeel, Guni, Ya’zer and Shalem, four sons; and Uzith bore to Gad Zephion, Chagi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi and Arali, seven sons.
12
And Asher went forth and took Adon the daughter of Aphlal, the son of Hadad, the son of Yishma’el, for a wife, and he brought her to the land of Kena’an.
13
And Adon the wife of Asher died in those days: she had no offspring; and it was after the death of Adon that Asher went to the other side of the river and took for a wife Hadurah the daughter of Abimael, the son of Eber, the son of Shem.
14
And the young woman was of a comely appearance, and a woman of sense, and she had been the wife of Malkiel the son of Elam, the son of Shem.
15
And Hadurah bore a daughter to Malkiel, and he called her name Serach, and Malkiel died after this, and Hadurah went and remained in her father's house.
16
And after the death of the wife at Asher he went and took Hadurah for a wife, and brought her to the land of Kena’an, and Serach her daughter he also brought with them, and she was three years old, and the damsel was brought up in Ya’aqov's house.
17
And the damsel was of a comely appearance, and she went in the sanctified ways of the children of Ya’aqov; she lacked nothing, and Yahuah gave her wisdom and understanding.
18
And Hadurah the wife of Asher conceived and bore to him Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi and Beriah; four sons.
19
And Zevulun went to Midyan, and took for a wife Merishah the daughter of Molad, the son of Abida, the son of Midyan, and brought her to the land of Kena’an.
20
And Merushah bore to Zevulun Sered, Elon and Yachleel; three sons.
21
And Ya’aqov sent to Aram, the son of Zoba, the son of Terach, and he took for his son Binyamin Mechalia the daughter of Aram, and she came to the land of Kena’an to the house of Ya’aqov; and Binyamin was ten years old when he took Mechalia the daughter of Aram for a wife.
22
And Mechalia conceived and bore to Binyamin Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, five sons; and Binyamin went afterward and took for a wife Aribath, the daughter of Shomron, the son of Avraham, in addition to his first wife, and he was eighteen years old; and Aribath bore to Binyamin Achi, Vosh, Mupim, Chupim, and Ord; five sons.
23
And in those days Yehudah went to the house of Shem and took Tamar the daughter of Elam, the son of Shem, for a wife for his first born Er.
24
And Er came to his wife Tamar, and she became his wife, and when he came to her he outwardly destroyed his seed, and his work was evil in the sight of Yahuah, and Yahuah killed him.
25
And it was after the death of Er, Yehudah's first born, that Yehudah said to Onan, go to your brother's wife and marry her as the next of kin, and raise up seed to your brother.
26
And Onan took Tamar for a wife and he came to her, and Onan also did like to the work of his brother, and his work was evil in the sight of Yahuah, and he killed him also.
27
And when Onan died, Yehudah said to Tamar, Remain in your father's house until my son Shiloh shall have grown up, and Yehudah did no more delight in Tamar, to give her to Shiloh, for he said, Peradventure he will also die like his brothers.
28
And Tamar rose up and went and remained in her father's house, and Tamar was in her father's house for some time.
29
And at the revolution of the year, Aliyath the wife of Yehudah died; and Yehudah was comforted for his wife, and after the death of Aliyath, Yehudah went up with his friend Hirah to Timnah to shear their sheep.
30
And Tamar heard that Yehudah had gone up to Timnah to shear the sheep, and that Shiloh was grown up, and Yehudah did not delight in her.
31
And Tamar rose up and put off the garments of her widowhood, and she put a vail upon her, and she entirely covered herself, and she went and sat in the public thoroughfare, which is upon the road to Timnah.
32
And Yehudah passed and saw her and took her and he came to her, and she conceived by him, and at the time of being delivered, behold, there were twins in her womb, and he called the name of the first Perez, and the name of the second Zerach.