Sa mu el 476 Tamar’s response is deliberately recounted in a relatively longer sentence . While Amnon wants to move fast and go from talking to action, Tamar fights physically as well as talking to stop him : “And she said to him : ‘Do not, my brother, do not force me . Such things are not done in Israel ! Do not commit such a vile thing ! As for me, where will I carry my shame ? ! And as for you, you will be like any of the scoundrels in Israel ! Please, speak to the king ; he will not prohibit me to be with you’ . But he [ Amnon ] would not listen to her, he overpowered her and lay with her by force” ( 12 – 14 ) . In her opening argument, one hears the alliteration of the negative words not ) . Four times Tamar repeats categorically her - - לא, אל ( four times refusal to the unlawful intercourse . She emphasizes the severity of the sin from different points of view : the Israelite public regards the the perpetrator is regarded as scoundrel ; ) נבלה ( rape of a virgin as evil while Ta...
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