2 Samuel 14:2

14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning2 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.3

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2	tn The Hebrew Hitpael verbal form here indicates pretended rather than genuine action.
3	tn Heb “these many days.”