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She aroseוַתָּקָםand went awayוַתֵּלֶךְand removedוַתָּסַרher veilצְעִיפָהּfrom herמֵעָלֶיהָand put onוַתִּלְבַּשׁher widow’s garments.בִּגְדֵי אַלְמְנוּתָהּ
Genesis 38:19
Study it in the app“She arose and went away and removed her veil from her and put on her widow’s garments.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 38:19, word by word
- She aroseתָּקָםtakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “takam” appears- and went awayתֵּלֶךְtelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “telech” appears- and removedתָּסַרtasar
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “tasar” appears- her veilצְעִיפָtseifa
veil
Veil, a mantle to cover oneself.
Where else “tseifa” appears- and put onתִּלְבַּשׁtilbash
put on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “tilbash” appears- her widow’s garmentsבִּגְדֵיbigde
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigde” appears- her widow’s garmentsאַלְמְנוּתָalmnuta
widowhood
Widowhood: the state of being a widow.
Where else “almnuta” appears
The context
18He said, “What is the pledge that I shall give you?” She said, “Your seal, your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” So he gave them to her and went in to her, and she conceived by him.
19 · This verse (above)
20Judah sent the young goat by the hand of his friend the Adullamite to take the pledge from the hand of the woman, but he did not find her.
To study Genesis 38 in a group
1. What it says
What did Tamar do, and what did Judah say when he learned of it (vv. 14-26)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Judah admits, “She is more righteous than I” (v. 26)?
3. How I live it
How can you honestly admit your own mistake when it is shown to you?