Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And Tamar will take ashes upon her head, and she rent the tunic reaching to the feet which was upon her, and she will put her hand upon her head and will go, going and crying.

New American Standard Bible

Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her long-sleeved garment which was on her; and she put her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long-sleeved garment she was wearing. She put her hand on her head and went away crying out.

International Standard Version

Tamar rubbed her head with ashes, tore her tunic that she was wearing, put her hand to her head, and ran off, crying aloud as she went away.

A Conservative Version

And 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.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

So Tamar put dust on her head [in grief] and tore the long-sleeved robe which she had on, and she put her hand on her head and went away crying out [for help].

Bible in Basic English

And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.

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.

King James 2000

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Tamar put ashes on her head, and she tore the long-sleeved robe which [was] on her. She put her hand on her head, and {she went away, crying out as she went}.

Modern King James verseion

And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on, crying.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Tamar put ashes on her head and rent her gay kirtle that was on her and put her hand on her head and so went, and as she went cried.

NET Bible

Then Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went on her way, wailing as she went.

New Heart 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.

The Emphasized Bible

And Tamar put ashes upon her head, and, the long tunic that was upon her, she rent, - and put her hand upon her head, and went her way, crying out as she went.

Webster

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on 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.

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Tamar
תּמר 
Tamar 
Usage: 24

put
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

אפר 
'epher 
Usage: 22

on her head
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598
Usage: 598

and rent
קרע 
Qara` 
Usage: 63

כּתּנת כּתנת 
K@thoneth 
Usage: 29

פּס 
Pac 
Usage: 5

that was on her, and laid
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

and went
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

on
הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

References

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Context Readings

Amnon Assaults His Sister Tamar

18 And upon her a tunic reaching to the soles of the feet; for thus will the king's daughters, the virgins, be clothed with upper garments. And his attendant will bring her forth without, and he fastened the door after 19 And Tamar will take ashes upon her head, and she rent the tunic reaching to the feet which was upon her, and she will put her hand upon her head and will go, going and crying. 20 And Absalom her brother will say to her Was Amnon thy brother with thee? and now my sister be silent, he is thy brother; thou shalt not set thy heart to this word. And Tamar will remain, and she was desolate in the house of Absalom her brother.


Cross References

Joshua 7:6

And Joshua will rend his garments and will fall upon his face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah even till evening, he and the old men of Israel; and they will lift up dust upon their heads.

Jeremiah 2:37

Also from this thou wilt go forth and thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah rejected thy trusts and thou shalt not give success to them.

2 Samuel 1:2

And it will be in the third day, and behold, a man came from the camp from Saul, and his garments rent and dust upon his head: and it will be in his coming to David and he will fall to the earth and worship him.

1 Samuel 4:12

And a man of Benjamin will run from the array, and he will come to Shiloh in that day; and his garments rent and earth upon his head.

2 Samuel 1:11

And David will take hold upon his garments and will rend them; and also all the men which are with him.

Esther 4:1

And Mordecai knew all that was done, and Mordecai will rend his garments, and put on sackcloth and ashes, and he will go forth into the city, and he will cry out a great and bitter cry;

Job 2:12

And they will lift up their eyes from far off, and they knew him not, and they will lift up their voice and weep; and they will rend each his covering, and they will sprinkle dust upon their heads to the heavens.

Job 42:6

For this, I shall melt away, and I lamented in dust and ashes.

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