2 Samuel 13:16

King James Version (KJV)

And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

Translations

2 Samuel 13:16 - Amplified Bible

But she said, No! This great evil of sending me away is worse than what you did to me. But he would not listen to her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - American Standard Version

And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - Bible in Basic English

And she said to him, Not so, my brother, for this great wrong in sending me away is worse than what you did to me before. But he gave no attention to her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - Darby Bible

And she said to him, There is no cause for this evil in sending me away, [which] is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - English Standard Version

But she said to him, "No, my brother, for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - King James Version

And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero ella le respondiò: No, porque esta injusticia que me haces, echándome fuera, es mayor que la otra que me has hecho. Mas él no quiso oìrla.

2 Samuel 13:16 - The Message

"Oh no, brother," she said. "Please! This is an even worse evil than what you just did to me!"    But he wouldn’t listen to her. He called for his valet. "Get rid of this woman. Get her out of my sight! And lock the door after her." The valet threw her out and locked the door behind her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - New American Standard Bible

But she said to him, "No, because this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me!" Yet he would not listen to her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero ella le respondiò: "No, porque esta injusticia que me haces, echándome fuera, es mayor que la otra que me has hecho." Pero él no quiso oìrla.

2 Samuel 13:16 - World English Bible

She said to him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is [worse] than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her.

2 Samuel 13:16 - Young's Living Translation

And she saith to him, `Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me -- to send me away;` and he hath not been willing to hearken to her,

2 Samuel 13:16 - Additional Comments

Note how Tamar recognized this as evil, as sin, and was so pained by it. Today, just as it was back then, sex outside of marriage is sin, is evil. Nothing has changed except the hardness of our hearts towards sin. God's view of it has never changed.

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