Genesis 38:14
New King James Version
14 So she took off her widow’s garments, covered herself with a veil and wrapped herself, and (A)sat in an open place which was on the way to Timnah; for she saw (B)that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife.
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Song of Solomon 1:7
New King James Version
(To Her Beloved)
7 Tell me, O you whom I love,
Where you feed your flock,
Where you make it rest at noon.
For why should I be as one who [a]veils herself
By the flocks of your companions?
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 1:7 LXX, Syr., Vg. wanders
Song of Solomon 4:1
New King James Version
The Bridegroom Praises the Bride
The Beloved
4 Behold, (A)you are fair, my love!
Behold, you are fair!
You have dove’s eyes behind your veil.
Your hair is like a (B)flock of goats,
Going down from Mount Gilead.
Song of Solomon 4:3
New King James Version
3 Your lips are like a strand of scarlet,
And your mouth is lovely.
(A)Your temples behind your veil
Are like a piece of pomegranate.
Song of Solomon 6:7
New King James Version
7 (A)Like a piece of pomegranate
Are your temples behind your veil.
Isaiah 47:2
New King James Version
2 (A)Take the millstones and grind meal.
Remove your veil,
Take off the skirt,
Uncover the thigh,
Pass through the rivers.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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