Genesis 38:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.”

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BSBPD

“Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and she riseth, and goeth, and turneth aside her vail from off her, and putteth on the garments of her widowhood.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 38:19 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 38:14she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
  2. 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
  3. 2 Samuel 14:5“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

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