2 Samuel 13:16
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She answered him: The evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her:

Context
Amnon and Tamar
15Then Ammon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before. And Ammon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone. 16She answered him: The evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her:17But calling the servants that ministered to him, he said: Thrust this woman out from me: and shut the door after her.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:15
Then Ammon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before. And Ammon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone.

2 Samuel 13:17
But calling the servants that ministered to him, he said: Thrust this woman out from me: and shut the door after her.

Lexicon
“No,”
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

she replied,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“sending me away
לְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִי (lə·šal·lə·ḥê·nî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

[is worse] than
מֵאַחֶ֛רֶת (mê·’a·ḥe·reṯ)
Preposition-m | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 312: Hinder, next, other

this
הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

great
הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

wrong
הָרָעָ֤ה (hā·rā·‘āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil

you have already done
עָשִׂ֥יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

to me!”
עִמִּ֖י (‘im·mî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

But he refused
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

to listen
לִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽ (liš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

to her.
לָֽהּ׃ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.And she said to him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her.

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.

And Themar spoke to him concerning this great mischief, greater, said she, than the other that thou didst me, to send me away: but Amnon would not hearken to her voice.

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.

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.

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

She said to him, "Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!" But he would not listen to her.

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,
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