- rent his clothes:
- "And Reubenª returnedª° unto¹ the pit;ª and, behold,¹ Josephª [was] not¹ in the pit;ª and he rentª°¹ his clothes.ª ... And he returnedª° unto¹ his brethren,ª and said,ª° The childª [is] not;¹ and I,¹ whitherª shall I¹ go?ª°" {Gen 37:29-30} + "And Jacobª rentª° his clothes,ª and putª° sackclothª upon his loins,ª and mournedª° for¹ his sonª manyª days.ª ... And all¹ his sonsª and all¹ his daughtersª rose upª° to comfortª° him; but he refusedª° to be comforted;ª° and he said,ª° For¹ I will go downª° into the graveª unto¹ my sonª mourning.ª Thus his fatherª weptª° for him." {Gen 37:34-35} + "And Jacobª their fatherª saidª° unto¹ them, Me have ye bereavedª° [of my children]: Josephª [is] not,¹ and Simeonª [is] not,¹ and ye will takeª° Benjaminª [away]: all¹ these things are¹ against¹ me. ... And he said,ª° My sonª shall not¹ go downª° with¹ you; for¹ his brotherª is dead,ª° and he¹ is leftª° alone:¹ if mischiefª befallª° him by the wayª in the which¹ ye go,²°¹ then shall ye bring downª°¹ my gray hairsª with sorrowª to the grave.ª" {Gen 42:36-38} + "And it came to pass,¹ while they¹ were in the way,ª that tidingsª cameª° to¹ David,ª saying,ª° Absalomª hath slainª°¹ all¹ the king'sª sons,ª and there is not¹ oneª of¹ them left.ª° ... Then the kingª arose,ª° and tareª°¹ his garments,ª and layª° on the earth;ª and all¹ his servantsª stood²° by¹ with their clothesª rent.ª°" {2Sm 13:30-31} + "And the kingª was much moved,ª° and went upª° to¹ the chamberª over the gate,ª and wept:ª° and as he went,²°¹ thus¹ he said,ª° O my sonª Absalom,ª my son,ª my sonª Absalom!ª would God¹¹ I¹ had diedª° for¹ thee,²° O Absalom,ª my son,ª my son!ª" {2Sm 18:33} + "Then Jobª arose,ª° and rentª°¹ his mantle,ª and shavedª°¹ his head,ª and fell downª° upon the ground,ª and worshipped,ª°" {Job 1:20}
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