1 Kings 19:13
Douay-Rheims
And when Elias heard it, he covered his face with his mantle, and coming forth stood in the entering in of the cave, and behold a voice unto him, saying: What dost thou here, Elias? And he answered:
George Leo Haydock
Mantle, out of respect, like Moses, Exodus iii. 6. So the cherubim veil their faces with their wings, Isaias vi. 2. (Menochius) — Among the Orientals, to cover the face has the same import as when we pull of our hats. (Calmet)
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1849 · 3 Kings (DR) 19:13
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.