KJV King James Version
And [she had] a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters [that were] virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
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2 Samuel 13:18
And [she had] a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters [that were] virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.
WEB World English Bible
She had a garment of various colors on her; for with such robes were the king’s daughters who were virgins dressed. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
ASV American Standard Version
And she had a garment of divers colors upon her; for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
—and upon her is a long coat, for such upper robes do daughters of the king who are virgins put on,—and his servant taketh her out without, and hath bolted the door after her.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 13
15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her [was] greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.
16 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.
17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this [woman] out from me, and bolt the door after her.
18 And [she had] a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters [that were] virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that [was] on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he [is] thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.
21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙H5921 · aluponכְּתֹ֣נֶתH3801 · ke.to.nettunicפַּסִּ֔יםH6446 · paslong-sleevedכִּי֩H3588 · kiforכֵ֨ןH3651 · kenrightתִּלְבַּ֧שְׁןָH3847 · la.vashto clotheבְנוֹת־H1323 · batdaughterהַמֶּ֛לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingהַבְּתוּלֹ֖תH1330 · be.tu.lahvirginמְעִילִ֑יםH4598 · me.ilrobeוַיֹּצֵ֨אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאוֹתָ֤הּH853 · et[Obj.]מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙H8334 · sha.ratto ministerהַח֔וּץH2351 · chutsoutsideוְנָעַ֥לH5274 · na.alto lockהַדֶּ֖לֶתH1817 · daldoorאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃H310 · a.charafter
Cross-references
Genesis 37:3Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours.Judges 5:30Have they not sped? have they [not] divided the prey; to every man a damsel [or] two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, [meet] for the necks of [them that take] the spoil?Psalm 45:13-14The king’s daughter [is] all glorious within: her clothing [is] of wrought gold.Genesis 37:32And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son’s coat or no.Genesis 37:23And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, [his] coat of [many] colours that [was] on him;
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