2 Samuel 13:2
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And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
In other translations
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּצֶרvaiyetzerand it was distressH3334לְאַמְנוֹןle'amnonto AmnonH550לְהִתְחַלּוֹתlehitchalotto make himself sickH2470בַּעֲבוּרba'avurfor sake ofH5668תָּמָרtamarTamarH8559אֲחֹתוֹ'achotosister hisH269כִּיkiforH3588בְתוּלָהvetulah[was] a virginH1330הִיאhi'sheH1931וַיִּפָּלֵאvaiyipale'and it was difficultH6381בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869אַמְנוֹן'amnonAmnonH550לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213לָהּlahto <the> herמְאוּמָה׃me'umahanythingH3972
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Related verses
- 1 Kings 21:4And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
- Song of Solomon 5:8I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
- 2 Corinthians 7:10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
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People and places
People: Amnon, Tamar (daughter of David)