2 Samuel 14:2
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And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
In other translations
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁלַחvaiyishlachand he sentH7971יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097תְּקוֹעָהteko'ahTekoa towardsH8620וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947מִשָּׁםmishamfrom thereH8033אִשָּׁה'ishaha womanH802חֲכָמָהchakhamahwiseH2450וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלֶיהָ'eleihato herH413הִתְאַבְּלִי־hit'abeli-play [the] mournerH56נָאna'pleaseH4994וְלִבְשִׁי־velivshi-and put onH3847נָאna'pleaseH4994בִגְדֵי־vigdei-garments ofH899אֵבֶל'evelmourningH60וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408תָּסוּכִיtasukhiyou anoint yourselfH5480שֶׁמֶןshemenoilH8081וְהָיִיתvehayitand you will beH1961כְּאִשָּׁהke'ishahlike a womanH802זֶהzehthisH2088יָמִיםyamimdaysH3117רַבִּיםrabimmanyH7227מִתְאַבֶּלֶתmit'abelet[who has been] mourningH56עַל־'al-onH5921מֵת׃meta dead [person]H4191
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Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 11:6He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
- Ruth 3:3Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
- Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
- Nehemiah 3:5And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.Next to him, the Tekoites made repairs, but their nobles did not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
- 2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
- Jeremiah 6:1O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.
- 2 Samuel 12:20Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.
- Nehemiah 3:27After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
- Ecclesiastes 9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.
- Psalm 104:15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
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People and places
People: Joab
Places: Tekoa