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Term: tear clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes

tear clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes

The Hebrew that is translated as “tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes” is translated in North Alaskan Inupiatun in a manner to make clear that this action indicates sadness and/or despair, not anger.

See also sackcloth.

Language: North Alaskan Inupiatun

Verse: Esther 4:1

Source: Robert Bascom (UBS)

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