2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning ¹  and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time. ² 

Ru 3:3; 2Sa 11:26; 2Ch 11:6; 2Ch 20:20; Ne 3:5,27; Ps 104:15; Ec 9:8; Jer 6:1; Am 1:1; Mt 6:17

¹ tn The Hebrew Hitpael verbal form here indicates pretended rather than genuine action.

² tn Heb “these many days.”