Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 13:12
12“Don’t, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t disgrace me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Don’t commit this outrage!
2 Samuel 13:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“No, my brother!” she said to him. “Don’t force me! Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don’t do this wicked thing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)She answered him, "No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this outrageous thing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
Context of 2 Samuel 13:12
10“Bring the meal to the bedroom,” Amnon told Tamar, “so I can eat from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom. 11When she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, “Come sleep with me, my sister!” “Don’t, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t disgrace me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Don’t commit this outrage! 13Where could I ever go with my humiliation? And you — you would be like one of the outrageous fools in Israel! Please, speak to the king, for he won’t keep me from you.” 14But he refused to listen to her, and because he was stronger than she was, he disgraced her by raping her.
Read all of 2 Samuel 132 Samuel 13:12 word by word
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ אַל־אָחִי֙ אַל־תְּעַנֵּ֔נִי כִּ֛י לֹא־יֵֽעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַֽל־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And she answeredאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- him, Nay, my brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- do not forceעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
- me; for no such thing oughtכֵּןkên · soH3651
- to be doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- not thou this follyנְבָלָהnebâlâh · follyH5039
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:12
- Genesis 34:2When Shechem — son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain — saw her, he took her and raped her.
- Deuteronomy 22:29the man who raped her is to give the young woman’s father fifty silver shekels, and she will become his wife because he violated her. He cannot divorce her as long as he lives.
- Leviticus 18:9You are not to have sexual intercourse with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s, whether born at home or born elsewhere. You are not to have sex with her.
- Leviticus 20:17If a man marries his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be cut off publicly from their people. He has had sexual intercourse with his sister; he will bear his iniquity.
- Genesis 34:7Jacob’s sons returned from the field when they heard about the incident. They were deeply grieved and very angry, for Shechem had committed an outrage against Israel by raping Jacob’s daughter, and such a thing should not be done.
- Judges 19:23The owner of the house went out and said to them, “Please don’t do this evil, my brothers. After all, this man has come into my house. Don’t commit this horrible outrage.
- Judges 20:6Then I took my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout Israel’s territory, because they have committed a wicked outrage in Israel.
- Proverbs 5:22A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
- Proverbs 7:7I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Nay, my brother - There is something exceedingly tender and persuasive in this speech of Tamar; but Amnon was a mere brute, and it was all lost on him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Tamar‘s words are a verbal quotation from Genesis 34:7. The natural inference is that Tamar knew the passage in Genesis, and wished to profit by the warning that it contained. (Compare also 2 Samuel 13:13.)Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12disgraceful thing: The Hebrew word nebalah means "outrage" or "deplorable act." It often refers to sexual crimes like rape and adultery (Genesis 34:7; Deuteronomy 22:21; Judges 20:6, 10; Jeremiah 29:23). The person responsible must pay with his life. in Israel: The added phrase either shows outrage that such a crime took place among Israelites, or it describes the act as a serious violation of Israel’s standards for sexual behavior.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. do not force me--The remonstrances and arguments of Tamar were so affecting and so strong, that had not Amnon been violently goaded on by the lustful passion of which he had become the slave, they must have prevailed with him to desist from his infamous purpose. In bidding him, however, "speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from thee," it is probable that she urged this as her last resource, saying anything she thought would please him…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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