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2 Samuel 13:20

Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.

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ASV

And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

KJV

And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.hato herH413 →
אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53 →
אָחִ֗יהָ'a.Chi.habrother herH251 →
הַאֲמִינ֣וֹןha.'a.mi.Non¿ AmnonH550 →
אָחִיךְ֮'a.chiKhbrother yourH251 →
הָיָ֣הha.Yahhas he beenH1961 →
עִמָּךְ֒'i.moKhwith youH5973 →
וְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258 →
אֲחוֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiO sister myH269 →
הַחֲרִ֙ישִׁי֙ha.cha.Ri.shikeep silentH2790 →
אָחִ֣יךְ'a.Chikh[is] brother yourH251 →
ה֔וּאHu'heH1931 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תָּשִׁ֥יתִיta.Shi.tiyou setH7896 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
לִבֵּ֖ךְli.Bekhheart yourH3820 →
לַדָּבָ֣רla.da.Varto the matterH1697 →
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
וַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevand she dweltH3427 →
תָּמָר֙ta.MarTamarH8559 →
וְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔הve.Sho.me.Mah<and> a desolate [woman]H8076 →
בֵּ֖יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53 →
אָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.habrother herH251 →

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Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”Galatians 4:27For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.”Genesis 46:15These are the sons of Leah born to Jacob in Paddan-aram, in addition to his daughter Dinah. The total number of sons and daughters was thirty-three.Genesis 34:2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.2 Samuel 19:19and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.Proverbs 26:24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

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