King James Version
2 Samuel 13:19 in the King James Version says “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, ...” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
2 Samuel 13:19 · KJV
Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.
And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
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.
And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house. Amnon: Heb. Aminon regard: Heb. set not thy heart desolate: Heb. and desolate
But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“on her head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“of divers colours”
H6446a long and sleeved tunic (perhaps simply a wide one; from the original sense of the root, i.e., of many breadths)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“and rent”
H7167to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
“that was on her and laid”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“her hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“on her head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“crying”
H2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
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