Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But she said to him, "No, my brother! Don't humiliate me! This just isn't done in Israel! Don't do this foolish thing!
New American Standard Bible
But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for
King James Version
And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
Holman Bible
“Don’t, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel.
International Standard Version
"No, my brother!" she kept telling him. "Don't humiliate me like this! This just isn't done in Israel! Don't do this utterly foolish thing!
A Conservative Version
And she answered him, No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Do not do thou this folly.
American Standard Version
And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
Amplified
She replied, “No, my brother! Do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing!
Bible in Basic English
And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.
Darby Translation
And she said to him, No, my brother, do not humble me; for no such thing is done in Israel: do not this infamy.
Julia Smith Translation
And she will say to him, No, my brother, thou shalt not humble me; for so it shall not be done in Israel: thou shalt not do this folly.
King James 2000
And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not you this folly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Tamar said to him, "No, my brother! Do not force me, for such a thing has not been done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
Modern King James verseion
And she answered him, No, my brother, do not humble me. For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Do not do this folly.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And she answered him, "Nay, my brother, do not force me, for it ought not to be so in Israel. Do not this folly.
New Heart English Bible
She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me. For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Do not do this folly.
The Emphasized Bible
But she said to him - Nay! my brother, do not force me, for it should not be done so in Israel, - do not commit this vileness.
Webster
And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
World English Bible
She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me! For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don't you do this folly.
Youngs Literal Translation
And she saith to him, 'Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not this folly.
Themes
Adultery » Instances of » Amnon
Deception » Instances of » Amnon deceives tamar by feigning sickness
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 13:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Amnon Assaults His Sister Tamar
11 As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!" 12 But she said to him, "No, my brother! Don't humiliate me! This just isn't done in Israel! Don't do this foolish thing! 13 How could I ever be rid of my humiliation? And you would be considered one of the fools in Israel! Just speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you."
Phrases
Cross References
Leviticus 20:17
"'If a man has sexual intercourse with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has exposed his sister's nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity.
Judges 19:23
The man who owned the house went outside and said to them, "No, my brothers! Don't do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don't do such a disgraceful thing!
Judges 20:6
I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces throughout the territory occupied by Israel, because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity in Israel.
Genesis 34:7
Now Jacob's sons had come in from the field when they heard the news. They were offended and very angry because Shechem had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob's daughter, a crime that should not be committed.
Leviticus 18:9
You must not have sexual intercourse with your sister, whether she is your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she is born in the same household or born outside it; you must not have sexual intercourse with either of them.
Leviticus 18:11
You must not have sexual intercourse with the daughter of your father's wife born of your father; she is your sister. You must not have intercourse with her.
Genesis 34:2
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.
Deuteronomy 22:29
The man who has raped her must pay her father fifty shekels of silver and she must become his wife because he has violated her; he may never divorce her as long as he lives.
Proverbs 5:22-23
The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.
Proverbs 7:7
and I saw among the naive -- I discerned among the youths -- a young man who lacked wisdom.