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She saidוַתֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“No,אַלmy brother,אָחִיdo notאַלhumiliate me,תְּעַנֵּנִיforכִּיit is notלֹאdoneיֵעָשֶׂהlike thisכֵןin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלDo notאַלdoתַּעֲשֵׂהthisהַזֹּאתoutrage.הַנְּבָלָה
2 Samuel 13:12
Study it in the app“She said to him, “No, my brother, do not humiliate me, for it is not done like this in Israel. Do not do this outrage.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:12, word by word
- She saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- my brotherאָחִachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- humiliate meתְּעַנֵּteane
humble
To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.
Where else “teane” appears- doneיֵעָשֶׂהyease
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yease” appears- in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- outrageנְּבָלָהnevala
outrage, folly
Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.
Where else “nevala” appears
Translation note
“Humiliate” here means forcing a woman (as in Genesis 34:2; Deuteronomy 22:29; Judges 19:24).
The context
11She brought them near to him to eat, and he seized her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
12 · This verse (above)
13As for me, where could I carry my reproach? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now then, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”