2 Samuel 13:16

“She said to him, “No reason! This evil of sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me.” But he was not willing to listen to her.”

2 Samuel 13:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 13:16, word by word

She saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“No reasonאוֹדֹתodot

cause

Cause, reason: "because of".

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evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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of sending me awayשַׁלְּחֵshalche

send away

To send away, or divorce one's wife.

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is greaterגְּדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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the otherאַחֶרֶתacheret

other

Other, another; next.

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you have doneעָשִׂיתָasita

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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willingאָבָהava

be willing, consent

Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.

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to listenשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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Translation note

The beginning of what Tamar says is difficult in Hebrew; the sense is that sending her away now is an even greater wrong (Deuteronomy 22:28-29).

The context

15Then Amnon hated her with a very great hatred, for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up, go.”

16 · This verse (above)

17He called his young man, his attendant, and said, “Send this woman away from me, outside, and bolt the door after her.”

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