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Genesis 38:19

In Genesis 38 of Genesis.

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

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וַתָּ֣קָםvataqamand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…וַתֵּ֔לֶךְvatelekhand 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,…וַתָּ֥סַרvatasarand turnסוּרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and turn”, the next action in the storyH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…צְעִיפָ֖הּtseifahvailצָעִיףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “vail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6809a veilvail.מֵעָלֶ֑יהָmealeyhafrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from 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,…וַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁvatilbashand clotheלָבַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and clothe”, the next action in the storyH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.בִּגְדֵ֥יbigdeapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.אַלְמְנוּתָֽהּalmenutahwidowאַלְמָנוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “widow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH491concrete, a widow; abstract, widowhoodwidow, widowhood.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

She arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Darby Translation

And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Douay-Rheims

And she arose and went her way: and putting off the apparel which she had taken, put on the garments of her widowhood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And she arose and departed, and took her veil from off her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀναστᾶσα ἀπῆλθε, καὶ περιείλετο τὸ θέριστρον αὐτῆς ἀφʼ ἑαυτῆς, καὶ ἐνεδύσατο τὰ ἱμάτια τῆς χηρεύσεως αὐτῆς.

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