2 Samuel 13:5

2 Samuel 13:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go to bed and pretend to be ill,” Jonadab said. “When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, 'Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.’ ”

Context of 2 Samuel 13:5

3Amnon had a friend called Jonadab. He was the son of David's brother, Shimeah. Jonadab was a clever man. 4He said to Amnon, ‘You are the king's son! So why do you seem so sad every morning? Tell me about your trouble.’ Amnon said to him, ‘I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.’ Jonadab told him, ‘Go and lie down on your bed. Pretend that you are ill. Your father will come to see you. Then you can say to him, “Please send my sister Tamar in here to give me something to eat. I will watch her as she prepares the food. Then she can use her own hand to feed me.” ’ 6So Amnon lay down on his bed. He pretended that he was ill. When the king came in to see him, Amnon said to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come in here. I want her to cook some little cakes while I watch her. Then she can feed me herself.’ 7David sent a message to Tamar in the palace. He told her, ‘Go to your brother Amnon's house. Prepare some food for him to eat there.’

2 Samuel 13:5 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ יְה֣וֹנָדָ֔ב שְׁכַ֥ב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖ וְהִתְחָ֑ל וּבָ֧א אָבִ֣יךָ לִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֡יו תָּ֣בֹא נָא֩ תָמָ֨ר אֲחוֹתִ֜י וְתַבְרֵ֣נִי לֶ֗חֶם וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה לְעֵינַי֙ אֶת־הַבִּרְיָ֔ה לְמַ֙עַן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶרְאֶ֔ה וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י מִיָּדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָבyehônâdâb · JonadabH3082
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Lay thee downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• on thy bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• and make thyself sickחָלָהchâlâh · be weak: illH2470
• and when thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• unto him, I pray thee, let my sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• Tamarתָּמָרtâmâr · TamarH8559
• and giveבָּרָהbârâh · to eatH1262
• me meatלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• and dressעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the meatבִּרְיָהbiryâh · foodH1279
• in my sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• and eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• at her handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 13:5

• 2 Samuel 16:21Ahithophel answered, ‘Sleep with your father's slave wives that are here. He left them to take care of his palace. Then all the people in Israel will know that you have insulted your father. They will know that he must now hate you. That will help your own men to be strong.’
• 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, ‘Please let me choose 12,000 men so that I can go and attack David tonight.
• Psalms 50:18If you see a robber, you run to help him! You become friends with adulterers.
• Proverbs 19:27My child, never stop learning about what is right. If you stop learning, you will soon forget what you already know.
• Mark 6:24The girl went out and she said to her mother, ‘What should I ask him for?’ Her mother replied, ‘Ask for the head of John the Baptist.’
• Acts 23:15So now we want you and the group of Jewish leaders to send a message to the leader of the Roman soldiers. Ask him, “Please bring Paul to the meeting of the Jewish leaders. We want to know more about the wrong things that he has done.” That will be the message. But, we will wait for Paul and we will be ready to kill him. We will do this before he arrives here at the meeting.’

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Make thyself sick - “Feign thyself to be ill.” (Compare 2 Samuel 14:2.) That I may see it - He was to feign that he could not fancy anything that came from the kitchen, but that if he saw it cooked he should be able to eat it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Sa 13:1-5. Amnon Loves Tamar. 1. Tamar--daughter of David by Maachah (2Sa 3:3).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 13:5

• Adultery
• Jonadab
• Lasciviousness
• Seduction
• Tamar

In the dictionaries

• Tamar
• David
• Desolate
• Jehonadab
• Suppose
• Bible, the
• Crime; Crimes
• Feign
• Israel, History of
• Make, Maker

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings