2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:18

¹⁸So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors,^b because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.

Footnotes

b 13:18 Or a robe with long sleeves; see also Genesis 37:3|GEN 37:3.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Amnon’s attendant	מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙	mə·šā·rə·ṯōw	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8334 minister, serve
threw	וַיֹּצֵ֨א	way·yō·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
her	אוֹתָ֤הּ	’ō·w·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
out	הַח֔וּץ	ha·ḥūṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
and bolted	וְנָעַ֥ל	wə·nā·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5274 bar, bolt, lock
the door	הַדֶּ֖לֶת	had·de·leṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1817 door
behind her	אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃	’a·ḥă·re·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H310 behind
Now Tamar was wearing	וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙	wə·‘ā·le·hā	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
a robe	כְּתֹ֣נֶת	kə·ṯō·neṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3801 tunic
of many colors	פַּסִּ֔ים	pas·sîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6446 flat
because	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֵ֨ן	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
the king’s	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
virgin	הַבְּתוּלֹ֖ת	hab·bə·ṯū·lōṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1330 virgin
daughters	בְנוֹת־	ḇə·nō·wṯ-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
wore	תִּלְבַּ֧שְׁןָ	til·baš·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed

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Judges 5:30 · Genesis 37:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.