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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויצר לאמנון להתחלות בעבור תמר אחתו--כי בתולה היא ויפלא בעיני אמנון לעשות לה מאומה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyTSr lAmnvn lhtKHlvt b`bvr tmr AKHtv--ky btvlh hyA vyplA b`yny Amnvn l`SHvt lh mAvmh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et deperiret eam valde ita ut aegrotaret propter amorem eius quia cum esset virgo difficile ei videbatur ut quippiam inhoneste ageret cum ea

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And Amnon was so distressed, that he became sick over his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it improper for him to do anything to her.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed difficult for Amnon to do the least thing to her.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And he was exceedingly fond of her, so that he fell sick for the love of her: for as she was a virgin, he thought it hard to do any thing dishonestly with her.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And Amnon was so vexed 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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.
God's Word   
Amnon was so obsessed with his half sister Tamar that he made himself sick. It seemed impossible for him to be alone with her because she was a virgin.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Amnon was frustrated to the point of making himself sick over his sister Tamar because she was a virgin, but it seemed impossible to do anything to her.
International Standard Version   
Amnon became so emotionally distressed that he fell sick over his half-sister Tamar. She was a virgin, and Amnon found it difficult to do anything to her.
NET Bible   
But Amnon became frustrated because he was so lovesick over his sister Tamar. For she was a virgin, and to Amnon it seemed out of the question to do anything to her.
New American Standard Bible   
Amnon was so frustrated because of his sister Tamar that he made himself ill, for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.
New International Version   
Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.
New Living Translation   
Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And Amnon was so afflicted, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.
The World English Bible   
Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.