2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:12

¹²“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
my brother	אָחִי֙	’ā·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
she cried	וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
violate me	תְּעַנֵּ֔נִי	tə·‘an·nê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
for	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
such	כֵ֖ן	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
a thing should never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be done	יֵֽעָשֶׂ֥ה	yê·‘ā·śeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
do	תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה	ta·‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	הַזֹּֽאת׃	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
disgraceful thing	הַנְּבָלָ֥ה	han·nə·ḇā·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5039 senselessness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.