2 Samuel 13:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But she said to him, 'No! Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.' But he refused to listen to her.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And she said to him, There is no reason: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is [worse] than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    She saide vnto him: This euell that thou thrustest me out, is greater then the other, that thou hast done vnto me. Neuertheles he herkened not vnto her,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And she answered him, There is no cause: this euill (to put mee away) is greater then the other that thou diddest vnto me: but he would not heare her,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    She aunswered him, There is no cause: This euill that thou puttest me away, is greater then the other that thou diddest vnto me. Neuerthelesse, he would not heare her:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    She said to him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is [worse] than the other that you did to me. But he would not listen to her.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And she saith to him, `Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me -- to send me away;' and he hath not been willing to hearken to her,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is `worse' than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is [worse] than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And she said to him, Not so, my brother, for this great wrong in sending me away is worse than what you did to me before. But he gave no attention to her.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    She said to him, "Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!" But he would not listen to her.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But she said to him,“No I won’t, for sending me away now would be worse than what you did to me earlier!” But he refused to listen to her.

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