Verse 26
2 Samuel 13:26
Young's Literal Translation
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And Absalom saith, 'If not -- let, I pray thee, Amnon my brother go with us;' and the king saith to him, 'Why doth he go with thee?'
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם וָ/לֹ֕א יֵֽלֶךְ נָ֥א אִתָּ֖/נוּ אַמְנ֣וֹן אָחִ֑/י וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר ל/וֹ֙ הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֥/מָּה יֵלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּֽ/ךְ
English Translation
And Absalom said, "Let Amnon, my brother, go with us." And the king said to him, "Why should he go with you?"
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Chapter 13 Context
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And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name [is] Tam...
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And Amnon hath distress -- even to become sick, because of Tamar his sister, for she [is] a virgin,...
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And Amnon hath a friend, and his name [is] Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David's brother, and Jonadab [is...
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and saith to him, 'Wherefore [art] thou thus lean, O king's son, morning by morning? dost thou not d...
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And Jonadab saith to him, 'Lie down on thy couch, and feign thyself sick, and thy father hath come i...
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And Amnon lieth down, and feigneth himself sick, and the king cometh in to see him, and Amnon saith...
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And David sendeth unto Tamar, to the house, saying, 'Go, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brot...
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And Tamar goeth to the house of Amnon her brother, and he is lying down, and she taketh the dough, a...
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and taketh the frying-pan, and poureth out before him, and he refuseth to eat, and Amnon saith, 'Tak...
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And Amnon saith unto Tamar, 'Bring the food into the inner chamber, and I eat from thy hand;' and Ta...
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and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, 'Come, lie with...
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And she saith to him, 'Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not th...
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And I -- whither do I cause my reproach to go? and thou -- thou art as one of the fools in Israel; a...
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And he hath not been willing to hearken to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbleth her, an...
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And Amnon hateth her -- a very great hatred -- that greater [is] the hatred with which he hath hated...
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And she saith to him, 'Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou ha...
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and calleth his young man, his servant, and saith, 'Send away, I pray thee, this one from me without...
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-- and upon her [is] a long coat, for such upper robes do daughters of the king who [are] virgins pu...
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And Tamar taketh ashes for her head, and the long coat that [is] on her she hath rent, and putteth h...
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and Absalom her brother saith unto her, 'Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister,...
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And king David hath heard all these things, and it is very displeasing to him;
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and Absalom hath not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because tha...
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And it cometh to pass, after two years of days, that Absalom hath shearers in Baal-Hazor, which [is]...
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And Absalom cometh unto the king, and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, thy servant hath shearers, let the ki...
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And the king saith unto Absalom, 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, I pray thee, and we are not too he...
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And Absalom saith, 'If not -- let, I pray thee, Amnon my brother go with us;' and the king saith to...
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and Absalom urgeth on him, and he sendeth with him Amnon, and all the sons of the king.
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And Absalom commandeth his young men, saying, 'See, I pray thee, when the heart of Amnon [is] glad w...
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And the young men of Absalom do to Amnon as Absalom commanded, and rise do all the sons of the king,...
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And it cometh to pass -- they [are] in the way -- and the report hath come unto David, saying, 'Absa...
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and the king riseth, and rendeth his garments, and lieth on the earth, and all his servants are stan...
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And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, answereth and saith, 'Let not my lord say, The whole of...
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and now, let not my lord the king lay unto his heart the word, saying, All the sons of the king have...
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And Absalom fleeth, and the young man who is watching lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, much...
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And Jonadab saith unto the king, 'Lo, the sons of the king have come; as the word of thy servant, so...
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And it cometh to pass at his finishing to speak, that lo, the sons of the king have come, and they l...
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And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and [David] mourneth f...
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And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years;
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and [the soul of] king David determineth to go out unto Absalom, for he hath been comforted for Amno...
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