Genesis 38:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Bible Comments

‘And she rose and went away and put her veil off from her and put on the garments of her widowhood.'

Having hopefully achieved her aim Tamar goes back to her previous respectability. No one would be aware of anything different about her unless her plan worked.

Genesis 38:19

19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.