Commentary for II Samuel 19:5
וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לָאַ֣ט אֶת־פָּנָ֔יו וַיִּזְעַ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל בְּנִי֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃ (ס)
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice: ‘O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! ’
Rashi on II Samuel
Covered his face. [Yononson translates:] "Covered his face" in the manner of mourners.
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Rashi on II Samuel
Covered. As [we find]: "He wrapped his face with his coat",3Melochim I, 19:13. "It is wrapped up in a cloth".4Shmuel I, 21:10.
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