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Parallel 2SA 13:4

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BI 2Sa 13:4 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)and Yonadab asked him, “Hey, you’re a son of the king, so tell me why you’re always so unhappy?”
¶ “I’m in love with my brother Abshalom’s sister Tamar,” Amnon replied.

OET-LVAnd_he/it_said to_him/it why [are]_you thus weak Oh_son the_king in/on/at/with_morning in/on/at/with_morning am_not will_you_tell to_me and_he/it_said to_him/it ʼAmnōn DOM Tāmār the_sister of_ʼAⱱīshālōm my_brother/kindred I [am]_loving.

UHBוַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗⁠וֹ מַדּ֣וּעַ אַ֠תָּה כָּ֣כָה דַּ֤ל בֶּן־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בַּ⁠בֹּ֣קֶר בַּ⁠בֹּ֔קֶר הֲ⁠ל֖וֹא תַּגִּ֣יד לִ֑⁠י וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר ל⁠וֹ֙ אַמְנ֔וֹן אֶת־תָּמָ֗ר אֲח֛וֹת אַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם אָחִ֖⁠י אֲנִ֥י אֹהֵֽב׃
   (va⁠yyoʼmer l⁠ō maddūˊa ʼattāh kākāh dal ben-ha⁠mmelek ba⁠boqer ba⁠boqer hₐ⁠lōʼ taggid li⁠y va⁠yyoʼmer l⁠ō ʼamnōn ʼet-tāmār ʼₐḩōt ʼaⱱshālom ʼāḩi⁠y ʼₐniy ʼohēⱱ.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXκαὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, τί σοι ὅτι σὺ οὕτως ἀσθενὴς, υἱὲ τοῦ βασιλέως, τὸ πρωῒ πρωΐ; οὐκ ἀπαγγέλλεις μοι; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἀμνὼν, Θημὰρ τὴν ἀδελφὴν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μου ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ.
   (kai eipen autōi, ti soi hoti su houtōs asthenaʸs, huie tou basileōs, to prōi prōi; ouk apangelleis moi; kai eipen autōi Amnōn, Thaʸmar taʸn adelfaʸn Abessalōm tou adelfou mou egō agapō. )

BrTrAnd he said to him, What ails thee that thou art thus weak, O son of the king, morning by morning? [fn]wilt thou not tell me? and Amnon said, I love Themar the sister of my brother Abessalom.


13:4 Gr. dost.

ULTAnd he said to him, “Why are you so poor, son of the king, morning by morning? Will you not inform me?”
¶  And Amnon said to him, “Tamar the sister of Absalom my brother I am loving.”

USTOne day Jehonadab said to Amnon, “You are the king’s son, but every day I see that you seem very depressed. What is your problem?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my half-brother Absalom’s sister.”

BSBso he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?”
§ Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”


OEBAnd he said to him, ‘Why are you, a king’s son, so ill every morning? Will you not tell me?’ And Amnon said to him, ‘I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.’

WEBBEHe said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?”
¶ Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NETHe asked Amnon, “Why are you, the king’s son, so depressed every morning? Can’t you tell me?” So Amnon said to him, “I’m in love with Tamar the sister of my brother Absalom.”

LSVand says to him, “Why [are] you thus lean, O king’s son, morning by morning? Do you not declare [it] to me?” And Amnon says to him, “Tamar—sister of my brother Absalom—I am loving.”

FBVHe asked Amnon, “Why are you, the king's son, so down every morning? Why don't you tell me what's wrong?”
¶ “I'm in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister,” Amnon replied.

T4TOne day Jonadab said to Amnon, “You are the king’s son, but every day I see that [RHQ] you seem very depressed/sad. What is your problem?” Amnon replied, “I am in love/want to sleep► [EUP] with Tamar, my half-brother Absalom’s sister.”

LEBAnd he said to him, “Why are you so sullen every morning,[fn] O son of the king? Will you not tell me?” And Amnon said to him, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.”


13:4 Literally “in the morning, in the morning”

BBEAnd he said to him, O son of the king, why are you getting thinner day by day? will you not say what your trouble is? And Amnon said to him, I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

MoffNo Moff 2SA book available

JPSAnd he said unto him: 'Why, O son of the king, art thou thus becoming leaner from day to day? wilt thou not tell me?' And Amnon said unto him: 'I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.'

ASVAnd he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

DRAAnd he said to him: Why dost thou grow so lean from day to day, O son of the king? why dost thou not tell me the reason of it? And Amnon said to him: I am in love with Thamar the sister of my brother Absalom.

YLTand saith to him, 'Wherefore [art] thou thus lean, O king's son, morning by morning? dost thou not declare to me?' And Amnon saith to him, 'Tamar — sister of Absalom my brother — I am loving.'

DrbyAnd he said to him, Why dost thou, the king's son, get thinner from morning to morning? Wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

RVAnd he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.

WbstrAnd he said to him, Why art thou, being the king's son, pining from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

KJB-1769And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.[fn][fn]
   (And he said unto him, Why art thou/you, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt/will thou/you not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister. )


13.4 lean: Heb. thin

13.4 from day…: Heb. morning by morning

KJB-1611[fn][fn]And he saide vnto him, Why art thou, being the Kings sonne, leane from day to day? Wilt thou not tel me? and Amnon said vnto him, I loue Tamar my brother Absaloms sister.
   (And he said unto him, Why art thou/you, being the Kings son, leane from day to day? Wilt/Will thou/you not tel me? and Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar my brother Absaloms sister.)


13:4 Heb. thin.

13:4 Heb. morning by morning.

BshpsAnd he said vnto him: How commeth it, that thou being the kinges sonne, art thus consumed from day to day? Wylt thou not tell me? Amnon aunswered him: I loue Thamar my brother Absaloms sister.
   (And he said unto him: How cometh/comes it, that thou/you being the kings son, art thus consumed from day to day? Wylt thou/you not tell me? Amnon answered him: I love Thamar my brother Absaloms sister.)

GnvaWho sayde vnto him, Why art thou the Kings sonne so leane from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? Then Amnon answered him, I loue Tamar my brother Absaloms sister.
   (Who said unto him, Why art thou/you the Kings son so leane from day to day? wilt/will thou/you not tell me? Then Amnon answered him, I love Tamar my brother Absaloms sister. )

Cvdlwhich sayde vnto him: Why art thou so leane (thou kynges sonne) from daye to daye? Mayest thou not tell me? Then sayde Ammon vnto him: I loue Thamar my brother Absaloms sister exceadingly.
   (which said unto him: Why art thou/you so leane (thou kings son) from day to daye? Mayest thou/you not tell me? Then said Ammon unto him: I love Thamar my brother Absaloms sister exceedingly.)

WyclWhich seide to Amon, Sone of the kyng, whi art thou maad feble so bi leenesse bi alle daies? whi schewist thou not to me? And Amon seide to him, Y loue Thamar, the sister of my brother Absolon.
   (Which said to Amon, Sone of the king, why art thou/you made feble so by leenesse by all days? why schewist thou/you not to me? And Amon said to him, I love Thamar, the sister of my brother Absolon.)

LuthDer sprach zu ihm: Warum wirst du so mager, du Königssohn, von Tage zu Tage? Magst du mir‘s nicht ansagen? Da sprach Amnon zu ihm: Ich habe Thamar, meines Bruders Absalom Schwester, lieb gewonnen.
   (The spoke to him: Why will you so mager, you kingssohn, from days to days? Magst you mir‘s not ansagen? So spoke Amnon to him: I have Thamar, my brothers Absalom Schwester, lieb gewonnen.)

ClVgQui dixit ad eum: Quare sic attenuaris macie, fili regis, per singulos dies? cur non indicas mihi? Dixitque ei Amnon: Thamar sororem fratris mei Absalom amo.
   (Who he_said to him: Quare so attenuaris macie, son king, through singulos days? cur not/no indicas mihi? And_he_said to_him Amnon: Thamar sororem fratris my/mine Absalom amo. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

13:4 morning after morning: Amnon’s obsession was all-consuming and ongoing.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) depressed

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it why you(ms) so haggard son_of the=king in/on/at/with,morning in/on/at/with,morning am=not tell to=me and=he/it_said to=him/it ʼAmnōn DOM Tāmār sister ʼAⱱīshālōm's my=brother/kindred I love )

in an emotional state of extreme unhappiness

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Will you not tell me?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it why you(ms) so haggard son_of the=king in/on/at/with,morning in/on/at/with,morning am=not tell to=me and=he/it_said to=him/it ʼAmnōn DOM Tāmār sister ʼAⱱīshālōm's my=brother/kindred I love )

This rhetorical question is a request for Jehonadab to tell him why he is depressed. It may be written as a statement. Alternate translation: “Please, tell me why you are depressed.”

BI 2Sa 13:4 ©