(NIV)
Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.
Then they
turned back and
came to En-mishpat (that is,
Kadesh) and
defeated all the
country of the
Amalekites, and also the
Amorites who were
dwelling in
Hazazon-tamar.
(NIV)
Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
And
Judah took a
wife for
Er his
firstborn, and her
name was
Tamar.
(NIV)
Judah then said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, ‘Live as a widow in your father’s household until my son Shelah grows up.’ For he thought, ‘He may die too, just like his brothers.’ So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.
Then
Judah said to
Tamar his
daughter-in-law,
“
Remain a
widow in your
father’s house, till
Shelah my
son grows up”—for he
feared that he would
die, like his
brothers. So
Tamar went and
remained in her
father’s house.
(NIV)
When Tamar was told, ‘Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,’
And when
Tamar was
told, “Your
father-in-law is going
up to
Timnah to
shear his
sheep,”
(NIV)
About three months later Judah was told, ‘Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.’
Judah said, ‘Bring her out and let her be burned to death!’
About
three months later
Judah was
told, “
Tamar your
daughter-in-law has been
immoral.
Moreover, she is
pregnant by
immorality.” And
Judah said, “
Bring her out, and let her be
burned.”
(NIV)
All the men of Israel moved from their places and took up positions at Baal Tamar, and the Israelite ambush charged out of its place on the west of Gibeah.
And
all the
men of
Israel rose up out of their
place and set themselves in
array at
Baal-tamar, and the men of
Israel who were in
ambush rushed out of their
place from
Maareh-geba.
(NIV)
Through the offspring the
Lord gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.’
and may your
house be like the
house of
Perez,
whom
Tamar bore to
Judah, because of the
offspring that the
Lord will
give you by this
young woman.”
(NIV)
In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.
Now
Absalom,
David’s son, had a
beautiful sister, whose
name was
Tamar. And
after a time Amnon,
David’s son,
loved her.
(NIV)
Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.
And
Amnon was so
tormented that he made himself
ill because
of his
sister Tamar,
for she was a
virgin, and it
seemed impossible to
Amnon to
do anything to her.
(NIV)
He asked Amnon, ‘Why do you, the king’s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?’
Amnon said to him, ‘I’m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.’
And he
said to him, “O
son of the
king,
why are you so
haggard morning after
morning? Will you
not tell me?”
Amnon said to him, “I
love Tamar, my
brother Absalom’s sister.”
(NIV)
‘Go to bed and pretend to be ill,’ Jonadab said. ‘When your father comes to see you, say to him, “I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so that I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.”’
Jonadab said to him, “Lie
down on your
bed and pretend to be
ill. And when your
father comes to
see you,
say to him, ‘Let my
sister Tamar come and
give me
bread to eat, and
prepare the
food in my
sight, that I may
see it and
eat it from her
hand.’”
(NIV)
So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, ‘I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.’
So
Amnon lay down and pretended to be
ill. And when the
king came to
see him,
Amnon said to the
king, “
Please let my
sister Tamar come and
make a
couple of
cakes in my
sight, that I may
eat from her
hand.”
(NIV)
David sent word to Tamar at the palace: ‘Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.’
Then
David sent home to
Tamar,
saying, “
Go to your
brother Amnon’s house and
prepare food for him.”
(NIV)
So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made the bread in his sight and baked it.
So
Tamar went to her
brother Amnon’s house, where he was lying
down. And she
took dough and
kneaded it and
made cakes in his
sight and
baked the
cakes.
(NIV)
Then Amnon said to Tamar, ‘Bring the food here into my bedroom so that I may eat from your hand.’ And Tamar took the bread she had prepared and brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom.
Then
Amnon said to
Tamar, “
Bring the
food into the
chamber, that I may
eat from your
hand.” And
Tamar took the
cakes she had
made and
brought them into the
chamber to
Amnon her
brother.
(NIV)
Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.
And
Tamar put ashes on her
head and
tore the
long robe that she wore. And she
laid her
hand on her
head and
went away,
crying aloud as she went.
(NIV)
Her brother Absalom said to her, ‘Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister; he is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.’ And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom’s house, a desolate woman.
And her
brother Absalom said to her, “Has
Amnon your
brother been
with you? Now hold your
peace, my
sister. He is your
brother; do
not take this to
heart.” So
Tamar lived, a
desolate woman, in her
brother Absalom’s house.
(NIV)
And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.
But
Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad,
for Absalom hated Amnon,
because he had
violated his
sister Tamar.
(NIV)
But Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, said, ‘My lord should not think that they killed all the princes; only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom’s express intention ever since the day that Amnon raped his sister Tamar.
But
Jonadab the
son of
Shimeah,
David’s brother,
said, “Let
not my
lord suppose that they have
killed all the
young men, the
king’s sons,
for Amnon alone is
dead.
For by the
command of
Absalom this has been
determined from the
day he
violated his
sister Tamar.
(NIV)
Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman.
There were
born to
Absalom three sons, and
one daughter whose
name was
Tamar. She was a
beautiful woman.
(NIV)
Baalath, and Tadmor in the desert, within his land,
and
Baalath and
Tamar in the
wilderness, in the
land of Judah,
(NIV)
Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.
His
daughter-in-law Tamar also
bore him
Perez and
Zerah.
Judah had
five sons in
all.
(NIV)
All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
All these were
David’s sons, besides the
sons of the
concubines,
and
Tamar was their
sister.
(NIV)
He also built up Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities he had built in Hamath.
He
built Tadmor in the
wilderness and
all the
store cities that he
built in
Hamath.
(NIV)
Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, ‘A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar’ (that is, En Gedi).
Some men
came and
told Jehoshaphat, “A
great multitude is
coming against you
from Edom,
from beyond the
sea; and,
behold, they are in
Hazazon-tamar” (that is,
Engedi).
(NIV)
‘On the east side the boundary will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Dead Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.
“On the
east side, the
boundary shall run
between Hauran and Damascus; along the
Jordan between Gilead and the
land of
Israel; to the
eastern sea and as far as
Tamar. This shall be the
east side.
(NIV)
‘On the south side it will run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. This will be the southern boundary.
“On the
south side, it shall
run from
Tamar as
far as the
waters of
Meribah-kadesh, from there along the
Brook of Egypt to the
Great Sea. This shall be the
south side.
(NIV)
‘The southern boundary of Gad will run south from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
And
adjoining the
territory of
Gad to the
south, the
boundary shall run
from Tamar to the
waters of
Meribah-kadesh, from there along the
Brook of Egypt
to the
Great Sea.
(NIV)
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
and Judah the
father of
Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
and Perez the
father of
Hezron,
and Hezron the
father of
Ram
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