2 Samuel 13:12 meaning and explanation
“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
2 Samuel 13:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Tamar is speaking to her half-brother Amnon, who has lured her into his bedroom under the pretense of illness and is now overpowering her. Her plea appeals to three things: the shame that would fall on her, the outrage such an act would be in Israel, and the disgrace it would bring on him.
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