2 Samuel 13:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 13:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּ֨צֶר
yâtsar
H3334
to bind
לְאַמְנ֜וֹן
ʼAmnôwn
H550
Amnon
לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת
châlâh
H2470
to be sick
בַּֽעֲבוּר֙
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
תָּמָ֣ר
Tâmâr
H8559
Tamar
אֲחֹת֔וֹ
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
בְתוּלָ֖ה
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
הִ֑יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַיִּפָּלֵא֙
pâlâʼ
H6381
to be wonderful
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אַמְנ֔וֹן
ʼAmnôwn
H550
Amnon
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָ֖הּ
מְאֽוּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
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World English Bible Public Domain
Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.
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King James Version Public Domain
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 anything to her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it narrowed to Amnon, so that he made himself sick over Tamar his sister. For she a virgin, so it was difficult in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.
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