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12 ‘Don’t, my brother! ’ she cried. ‘Don’t disgrace(A) me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel.(B) Don’t commit this outrage!(C) 13 Where could I ever go with my humiliation? And you – you would be like one of the outrageous fools in Israel! Please, speak to the king, for he won’t keep me from you.’ 14 But he refused to listen to her, and because he was stronger than she was, he disgraced her by raping her.

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