וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָה֩ לְתָמָ֨ר כַּלָּת֜וֹ שְׁבִ֧י אַלְמָנָ֣ה בֵית־אָבִ֗יךְ עַד־יִגְדַּל֙ שֵׁלָ֣ה בְנִ֔י כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר פֶּן־יָמ֥וּת גַּם־ה֖וּא כְּאֶחָ֑יו וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ תָּמָ֔ר וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיהָ׃
At sinabi ni Juda kay Tamar na kanyang manugang: “Manatili kang balo sa bahay ng iyong ama hanggang sa lumaki si Shela na aking anak”; sapagkat sinabi niya sa kanyang sarili: “Baka mamatay rin siya gaya ng kanyang mga kapatid.” At umalis si Tamar at nanirahan sa bahay ng kanyang ama.
Targum Jonathan
And Jehuda said to Tamar his daughter--in--law, Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Shela my son be grown up. For he said, Lest he also die as his brethren Tamar went and remained in her father's house.