038:024 It happened about three months later, that it was told Judah,
saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute;
and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution."
Judah said, "Bring her forth, and let her be burnt."
038:025 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law,
saying, "By the man, whose these are, I am with child."
She also said, "Please discern whose are these--the signet,
and the cords, and the staff."
038:026 Judah acknowledged them, and said, "She is more righteous
than I, because I didn't give her to Shelah, my son."
He knew her again no more.
038:027 It happened in the time of her travail, that behold,
twins were in her womb.
038:028 When she travailed, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied
a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This came out first."
038:029 It happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother
came out, and she said, "Why have you made a breach for yourself?"
Therefore his name was called Perez.{Perez means "breaking out."}
038:030 Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet
thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.{Zerah
means "scarlet" or "brightness."}
039:001 Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer
of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian,
bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites that had brought
him down there.
039:002 Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man.
He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
039:003 His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made
all that he did prosper in his hand.
039:004 Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him,