Genesis - 38:19

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

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 38:19.

Differing Translations

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And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
And she arose and went her way: and putting off the apparel which she had taken, put on the garments of her widowhood.
And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
And she arose and went her way and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
and she riseth, and goeth, and turneth aside her vail from off her, and putteth on the garments of her widowhood.
And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.
And she arose and went away. And storing away the garments that she had taken up, she was clothed in the garments of her widowhood.
Illa surrexit, et abiit, et removit velamen suum a se, et induit se vestibus viduitatis suae.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And she arose and went away,.... To her father's house immediately, as soon as ever she had parted with Judah; and lest she should be found by the person that would be sent with the kid, and be discovered, she made all the haste she could:
and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood; that it might not be known or suspected that she had been abroad.

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