Genesis 38:19
What does Genesis 38:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 38:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then she got up and went away and took off her veil and put on her widow's clothing.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and she riseth, and goeth, and turneth aside her vail from off her, and putteth on the garments of her widowhood.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And she arose and went her way: and putting off the apparel which she had taken, put on the garments of her widowhood.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And she arose and went away; and she laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
Context
v.18And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet and thy cord, and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave them to her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
v.19This passage
v.20And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 14:5
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
- Genesis 38:14
And she put off from her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she was not given unto him to wife.
- 2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:
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