וַיֵּ֨צֶר לְאַמְנ֜וֹן לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ תָּמָ֣ר אֲחֹת֔וֹ כִּ֥י בְתוּלָ֖ה הִ֑יא וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י אַמְנ֔וֹן לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לָ֖הּ מְאֽוּמָה׃
And Amnon was so distressed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do any thing unto her.
Judges
The men of Ephraim were called together, and crossed northward. They declared to Yiftoch, "Why did you cross to wage war against the Bnei Ammon without calling on us to accompany you? We shall burn down your home over you!"
Judges
Yiftoch retorted to them, "I was a man at war, I and my people, against the Bnei Ammon—extremely so. I cried out to you, but you would not rescue me from their hand.
Judges
When I saw that you would not rescue, I placed my life in my hands and crossed to the Bnei Ammon, and Adonoy delivered them into my hand. Why did you come up to me today to fight me?"