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2 Samuel 13:18

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She had a garment of various colors on her, for the king’s daughters who were virgins dressed in such robes. Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her.

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Verse 18. Robe. Hebrew passim; long and variegated, like Joseph’s. Genesis 37:3. The Septuagint call it, καρπωτος, to insinuate that it was “adorned with fruits,” and so forth Bible.

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