³ she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.^{(A) 4} She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.^{(B) 5} She gave birth to still another son and named him Shelah.^(C) It was at Kezib that she gave birth to him.

⁶ Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.^{(D) 7} But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight;^(E) so the Lord put him to death.^(F)

²⁹ But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out,^(A) and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez.^{[a](B) 30} Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist,^(C) came out. And he was named Zerah.^[b](D)

¹⁹ Er^(A) and Onan^(B) were sons of Judah, but they died^(C) in Canaan.

²⁰ The descendants of Judah by their clans were: