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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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וַתִּקַּ֨חvatiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.תָּמָ֥רtamarTamarתָּמָרnoun, proper name — “Tamar”H8559Tamar, the name of three women and a placeTamar.אֵ֨פֶר֙eferashesאֵפֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “ashes”, the ordinary formH665ashesashes.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רֹאשָׁ֔הּroshahheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וּכְתֹ֧נֶתukhetonetand coatכְּתֹנֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and coat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3801a shirtcoat, garment, robe.הַפַּסִּ֛יםhapasimthe coloursפַּסdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the colours”, the ordinary formH6446a long and sleeved tunic (perhaps simply a wide one; from the original sense of the root, i.e. of many breadths)(divers) colours.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עָלֶ֖יהָaleyhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…קָרָ֑עָהqaraahrendקָרַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “rend”, a completed actionH7167to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear.וַתָּ֤שֶׂםvatasemand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…יָדָהּ֙yadahhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רֹאשָׁ֔הּroshahheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וַתֵּ֥לֶךְvatelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…הָל֖וֹךְhalokhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “walk”, the verb used for emphasisH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…וְזָעָֽקָהvezaaqahand assembleזָעַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and assemble”, a completed action in a sequenceH2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyassemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of many colours that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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;

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.

Darby Translation

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.

Douay-Rheims

And she put ashes on her head, and rent her long robe and laid her hands upon her head, and went on crying.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of many colours that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Themar took ashes, and put them on her head; and she rent the variegated garment that was upon her: and she laid her hands on her head, and went crying continually.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβε Θημὰρ σποδὸν, καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς· καὶ τὸν χιτῶνα τὸν καρπωτὸν τὸν ἐπʼ αὐτῆς διέῤῥηξε· καὶ ἐπέθηκε τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπορεύθη πορευομένη καὶ κράζουσα.