16 But she said to him, “No, my brother, for this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you did to me.”[a] But he would not listen to her. 17 He called the young man who served him and said, “Put this woman out of my presence and bolt the door after her.” 18 Now she was wearing (A)a long robe with sleeves,[b] for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:16 Compare Septuagint, Vulgate; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. 2 Samuel 13:18 Or a robe of many colors (compare Genesis 37:3); compare long robe, verse 19

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