Verse 12
2 Samuel 13:12
Literal Standard Version
12
And she says to him, “No, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not do this folly.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗/וֹ אַל אָחִ/י֙ אַל תְּעַנֵּ֔/נִי כִּ֛י לֹא יֵֽעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַֽל תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶת הַ/נְּבָלָ֥ה הַ/זֹּֽאת
English Translation
And she said to him, "Do not, my brother, do not deny me, for it should not be done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing."
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Chapter 13 Context
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And it comes to pass afterward that Absalom son of David has a beautiful sister, and her name is Tam...
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And Amnon has distress—even to become sick, because of his sister Tamar, for she is a virgin, and it...
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And Amnon has a friend, and his name is Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David’s brother, and Jonadab is a v...
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and says to him, “Why are you thus lean, O king’s son, morning by morning? Do you not declare it to...
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And Jonadab says to him, “Lie down on your bed, and feign yourself sick, and your father has come in...
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And Amnon lies down, and feigns himself sick, and the king comes in to see him, and Amnon says to th...
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And David sends to Tamar, to the house, saying, “Now go to the house of your brother Amnon and make...
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And Tamar goes to the house of her brother Amnon, and he is lying down, and she takes the dough, and...
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and takes the frying-pan, and pours out before him, and he refuses to eat, and Amnon says, “Have eve...
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And Amnon says to Tamar, “Bring the food into the inner chamber, and I eat from your hand”; and Tama...
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and she brings them near to him to eat, and he lays hold on her, and says to her, “Come, lie with me...
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And she says to him, “No, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not do t...
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And I—to where do I cause my reproach to go? And you are as one of the fools in Israel; and now, ple...
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And he has not been willing to listen to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbles her, and l...
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And Amnon hates her—a very great hatred—that greater is the hatred with which he has hated her than...
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And she says to him, “Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that you have...
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and calls his young man, his servant, and says, “Now send this one away from me outside, and bolt th...
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And a long coat is on her, for such upper robes daughters of the king who are virgins put on—and his...
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And Tamar takes ashes for her head, and has torn the long coat that is on her, and puts her hand on...
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and her brother Absalom says to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? And now, my sister, keep...
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And King David has heard all these things, and it is very displeasing to him;
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and Absalom has not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because that...
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And it comes to pass, after two years of days, that Absalom has shearers in Ba‘al-Hazor, which is ne...
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And Absalom comes to the king and says, “Now behold, your servant has shearers, please let the king...
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And the king says to Absalom, “No, my son, please let us not all go, and we are not too heavy on you...
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And Absalom says, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us”; and the king says to him, “Why d...
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And Absalom urges for him, and he sends Amnon and all the sons of the king with him.
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And Absalom commands his young men, saying, “Now see, when the heart of Amnon is glad with wine, and...
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And the young men of Absalom do to Amnon as Absalom commanded, and all the sons of the king rise, an...
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And it comes to pass—they are in the way—and the report has come to David, saying, “Absalom has stru...
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and the king rises, and tears his garments, and lies on the earth, and all his servants are standing...
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And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answers and says, “Do not let my lord say, The whole of...
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and now, do not let my lord the king lay the word to his heart, saying, All the sons of the king hav...
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And Absalom flees, and the young man who is watching lifts up his eyes and looks, and behold, many p...
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And Jonadab says to the king, “Behold, the sons of the king have come; as the word of your servant,...
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And it comes to pass at his finishing to speak, that behold, the sons of the king have come, and the...
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And Absalom has fled, and goes to Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and David mourns for his s...
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And Absalom has fled, and goes to Geshur, and is there for three years;
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and King David determines to go out to Absalom, for he has been comforted for Amnon, for he is dead.
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