Genesis 38:19
Context38:19 She left immediately, 1 removed her veil, and put on her widow’s clothes.
Genesis 27:15
Context27:15 Then Rebekah took her older son Esau’s best clothes, which she had with her in the house, and put them on her younger son Jacob.
Genesis 38:14
Context38:14 So she removed her widow’s clothes and covered herself with a veil. She wrapped herself and sat at the entrance to Enaim which is on the way to Timnah. (She did this because 2 she saw that she had not been given to Shelah as a wife, even though he had now grown up.) 3
Genesis 41:42
Context41:42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph’s. He clothed him with fine linen 4 clothes and put a gold chain around his neck.


[38:19] 1 tn Heb “and she arose and left,” the first verb in the pair emphasizing that she wasted no time.
[38:14] 2 tn The Hebrew text simply has “because,” connecting this sentence to what precedes. For stylistic reasons the words “she did this” are supplied in the translation and a new sentence begun.
[38:14] 3 tn Heb “she saw that Shelah had grown up, but she was not given to him as a wife.”
[41:42] 3 tn The Hebrew word שֵׁשׁ (shesh) is an Egyptian loanword that describes the fine linen robes that Egyptian royalty wore. The clothing signified Joseph’s rank.