Judah and Tamar

chiasm

David A. Dorsey, The Literary Structure of the Old Testament

1. a
   Judah's children by his first wife38:1–5
2. b
   Tamar's husbands killed for their (sexual) wickedness38:6–10
3. c
   Judah's promise to Tamar unfulfilled38:11–12a
4. X
   CENTER: Tamar seduces Judah; he lays with her38:12b–18
5. c′
   Judah's promise of payment to Tamar unfulfilled38:19–23
6. b′
   Tamar to be killed for her apparent sexual wickedness(?)38:24–26
7. a′
   the second "wife"38:27–30