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

3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty man. 4He asked Amnon, “Why are you, the king’s son, so depressed every morning? Can’t you tell me?” So Amnon said to him, “I’m in love with Tamar the sister of my brother Absalom.” Jonadab replied to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes in to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come in so she can fix some food for me. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I can watch. Then I will eat from her hand.’” 6So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came in to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come in so she can make a couple of cakes in my sight. Then I will eat from her hand.” 7So David sent Tamar to the house saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare some food for him.”

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 replied to Absalom, “Have sex with your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.”
• 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.
• Psalms 50:18When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives.
• Proverbs 19:27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
• Mark 6:24So she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said, “The head of John the baptizer.”
• Acts 23:15So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”

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