And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
The 1611 reading
And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the booke of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Garments, dress, or cloth coverings and wrappings worn on or around the body.
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First occurrence: Genesis 37:29
Complete exact-word concordance
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the booke of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the Lord.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thy selfe before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy cloathes, and wept before me; I also haue heard thee, saith the LORD.
And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.
And she looked, and behold, the king stood at his pillar, at the entring in, and the Princes, and the trumpets by the King: and all the people of the land reioyced, and sounded with trumpets; also the singers with instruments of musicke; and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, treason.
1611 marginal noteHebr. conspiracie.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
And it came to passe when the king had heard the words of the lawe, that he rent his clothes.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thy selfe before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thy selfe before me, and diddest rend thy clothes, and weepe before me, I haue euen heard thee also, saith the LORD.
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my seruants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of vs put off our clothes, sauing that euery one put them off for washing.
1611 marginal noteOr, euery one went with his weapon for water.
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
Yea fourtie yeeres diddest thou sustaine them in the wildernesse, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes wared not old, and their feet swelled not.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 8.4.
WHEN Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
¶ When Mordecai perceiued all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the citie, and cried with a loud and a bitter crie:
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine owne clothes shall abhorre me.
1611 marginal noteOr, make me to be abhorred.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosome, and his clothes not be burnt?
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