Psalms 22:18

They part my garments... — i.e., as of one already dead. The word “garment” (beged) and “vesture” (lebûsh) are synonymous terms for the same article of dress — the modern abba, or plaid, the usual outer garment of the Bedouin. The latter is a more poetic term. (See Bib. Diet, art. “Dress.”) The application of the verse in John 19:24, &c, adds a refinement not present in the psalm.