KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what 2 Samuel 13:17 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Then he called” | וַיִּקְרָ֗א | To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) | Then called |
| “his servant” | נַעֲרוֹ֙ | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) | servant |
| “that ministered” | מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ | To attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to | ministered |
| “unto him, and said,” | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Put” | שִׁלְחוּ | To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) | Put |
| “now” | נָ֥א | 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | now |
| “this” | זֹ֛את | This (often used adverb) | this |
| “woman” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “out” | הַח֑וּצָה | Properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors | out |
| “from me,” | מֵֽעָלַ֖י | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | from me |
| “and bolt” | וּנְעֹ֥ל | Properly, to fasten up, i.e., with a bar or cord | bolt |
| “the door” | הַדֶּ֖לֶת | Something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door | door |
| “after” | אַֽחֲרֶֽיהָ׃ | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | after |
| “her.” | אַֽחֲרֶֽיהָ׃ | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | her |
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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.
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