Sa mu el 470 that she is ‘beautiful’ seems to explain why Amnon “loves her” . Yet the description of her beauty comes as the narrator’s note, not as part of Amnon’s feelings for her . We shall return to this below . The reader may wonder what kind of “love” it is . The all - knowing narrator penetrates the inner world of Amnon, and describes it with he loves her, while the narrator in his descrip - , אהב : three verbs : the first tion seems to explain, because she was “beautiful”, which the reader may guess at first sight that it is the normal love of a young man for a young beautiful woman . However, she is his half sister and a princess, ,” ויצר “ : both may prevent him any access to get her . The second verb contains a double - meaning : ( 1 ) the feeling of distress ( Gen 32 : 8 ) ; ( 2 ) the feeling of lust, desire ( Gen 8 : 21 ) . The subsequent text contains and it supports both meanings : Amnon indeed , ויפלא : the third verb feels lust and depression, and becomes sick and thin...
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