Genesis 38:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After returning home, Tamar took off the veil and dressed in her widow's clothes again.

Cross References

Genesis 38:14

She also realized that Shelah was now a grown man, but she had not been allowed to marry him. So she decided to dress in something other than her widow's clothes and to cover her face with a veil. After this, she sat outside the town of Enaim on the road to Timnah.

Genesis 38:18

“What do you want?” he asked in return. “The ring on that cord around your neck,” was her reply. “I also want the special walking stick you have with you.” He gave them to her, they slept together, and she became pregnant.

Genesis 38:20

Judah sent his friend Hirah to take a goat to the woman, so he could get back the ring and walking stick, but she wasn't there.

2 Samuel 14:2

and he sent someone to bring in the wise woman who lived in Tekoa. Joab told her, “Put on funeral clothes and don't use any make up. Go to the king and pretend you have spent a long time mourning the death of a loved one.” Then he told her what to say.

2 Samuel 14:5

David asked, “What's the matter?” She replied: My husband is dead, and I'm a widow.