Genesis 38:19
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. | Then Tamar got up and departed. And she removed her veil and put on her widow’s garments again. | 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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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and she arose | וַתָּ֣קָם | va-TA-kom | H6965B | to arise: riseקוּם (qum) : rise/get_going 1) to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arise 1a2) to arise (hostile sense) 1a3) to arise, become powerful 1a4) to arise, come on the scene 1a5) to stand 1a5a) to maintain oneself 1a5b) to be established, be confirmed 1a5c) to stand, endure 1a5d) to be fixed 1a5e) to be valid 1a5f) to be proven 1a5g) to be fulfilled 1a5h) to persist 1a5i) to be set, be fixed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to fulfil 1b2) to confirm, ratify, establish, impose 1c) (Polel) to raise up 1d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause to arise, raise … |
| and she went | וַתֵּ֔לֶךְ | va-TE-lekh | H1980G | to go: wentהָלַךְ (ha.lakh) : went/go[away] 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk |
| and she removed | וַתָּ֥סַר | va-TA-sar | H5493G | departedיָסוּר (ya.sur) those departing, revolting |
| veil her | צְעִיפָ֖הּ | tze-'i-FAH | H6809 | shawlצָעִיף (tsa.iph) wrapper, shawl, veil |
| from on the her | מֵעָלֶ֑יהָ | me-'a-LEI-ha | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| and she put on | וַתִּלְבַּ֖שׁ | va-til-BASH | H3847 | to clotheלָבֵשׁ (la.vash) 1) to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put on clothes, be clothed, wear 1a2) to put on, be clothed with (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to be fully clothed 1c) (Hiphil) to clothe, array with, dress Aramaic equivalent: le.vash (לְבֵשׁ "to clothe" H3848) |
| [the] clothes of | בִּגְדֵ֥י | big-DEI | H0899B | garmentבֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) |
| widowhood her | אַלְמְנוּתָֽהּ׃ | 'al-me-nu-TAH | H0491 | widowhoodאַלְמָנוּת (al.ma.nut) widowhood |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.