Ya`akov loved Rachel. He said, *I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.*
2 Samuel 13:1 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) It happened after this, that Avshalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition ABSALOM SON of David had a fair sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her half brother] son of David loved her. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. Common English Bible Some time later, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar the beautiful sister of Absalom, who was also David’s son. Catholic Public Domain Version Now after these things, it happened that Amnon, the son of David, was in love with the very beautiful sister of Absalom, the son of David, and she was called Tamar. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass after this, that Amnon the son of David loved the sister of Absalom the son of David, who was very beautiful: and her name was Thamar. |
Ya`akov loved Rachel. He said, *I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.*
Ya`akov served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Ya`akov, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.
that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.
Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.
Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.
To Avshalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful face.
Now king Shlomo loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Par`oh, women of the Mo`avim, `Ammonim, Edom, Tzidonim, and Chitti;
the third, Avshalom the son of Ma`akhah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adoniyahu the son of Chaggit;
All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.