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2 Samuel 13:18

16 “No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.

17 Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”

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.

19 And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.

20 Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
She had a garment of various colors on her, for the king’s daughters who were virgins dressed in such robes. Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Now she had a vest of many colours upon her; for so were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. And his attendant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
BLB
And she had on a tunic of many colors, for such apparel virgin daughters of the king wore. And his servant put her outside, and he bolted the door behind her.
ÅB
Hun hadde en sid kjortel på seg; for sådanne kåper brukte kongens døtre så lenge de var jomfruer. Hans tjener førte henne da ut på gaten og stengte døren etter henne.
OTB
Nå hadde hun på seg et langermet plagg, for dette er hva kongens jomfrudøtre tidligere bar. Så hans tjener tok henne ut og låste døren etter henne.
B1930
Hun hadde en sid kjortel på sig; for sådanne kåper brukte kongens døtre så lenge de var jomfruer. Hans tjener førte henne da ut på gaten og stengte døren efter henne.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:3

    Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.

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  • Judges 5:30

    ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’

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  • Psalms 45:13–14

    All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.

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  • Genesis 37:32

    They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son’s robe or not.”

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  • Genesis 37:23

    So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the robe of many colors he was wearing—

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