KJV King James Version
And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that [was] on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that [was] on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.
WEB World English Bible
Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
ASV American Standard Version
And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Tamar taketh ashes for her head, and the long coat that is on her she hath rent, and putteth her hand on her head, and goeth, going on and crying;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 13
16 And she said unto him, [There is] no cause: this evil in sending me away [is] greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this [woman] out from me, and bolt the door after her.
18 And [she had] a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters [that were] virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that [was] on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he [is] thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.
21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
22 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתִּקַּ֨חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeתָּמָ֥רH8559 · ta.marTamarאֵ֙פֶר֙H665 · e.pherashesעַל־H5921 · aluponרֹאשָׁ֔הּH7218 · roshheadוּכְתֹ֧נֶתH3801 · ke.to.nettunicהַפַּסִּ֛יםH6446 · paslong-sleevedאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichעָלֶ֖יהָH5921 · aluponקָרָ֑עָהH7167 · qa.rato tearוַתָּ֤שֶׂםH7760 · sumto set: makeיָדָהּ֙H3027 · yadhandעַל־H5921 · aluponרֹאשָׁ֔הּH7218 · roshheadוַתֵּ֥לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentהָל֖וֹךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוְזָעָֽקָה׃H2199 · za.aqto cry out
Cross-references
Jeremiah 2:37Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.Joshua 7:6And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.2 Samuel 1:2It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and [so] it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.2 Samuel 1:11Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that [were] with him:Job 2:12And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.Job 42:6Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.1 Samuel 4:12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.Esther 4:1When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
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