Bilangan 14:39

14:39 When Moses told ¹  these things to all the Israelites, the people mourned ²  greatly.

Ezra 9:3

9:3 When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated.

Ester 4:1

Esther Decides to Risk Everything in order to Help Her People

4:1 Now when Mordecai became aware of all that had been done, he ³  tore his garments and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the city, crying out in a loud ⁴  and bitter voice.

Mazmur 119:53

119:53 Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked,

those who reject your law.

[14:39]  ¹ tn The preterite here is subordinated to the next preterite to form a temporal clause.

[14:39]  ² tn The word אָבַל (’aval) is rare, used mostly for mourning over deaths, but it is used here of mourning over bad news (see also Exod 33:4; 1 Sam 15:35; 16:1; etc.).

[4:1]  ³ tn Heb “Mordecai.” The pronoun (“he”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. A repetition of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style.

[4:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “great.”