New King James Version
2 Samuel 13:5
5So 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.’ ”
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 Living Translation (NLT)“Well,” Jonadab said, “I’ll tell you what to do. Go back to bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, ask him to let Tamar come and prepare some food for you. Tell him you’ll feel better if she prepares it as you watch and feeds you with her own hands.”
Context of 2 Samuel 13:5
3But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Now Jonadab was a very crafty man. 4And he said to him, “Why are you, the king’s son, becoming thinner day after day? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.” 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.’ ” 6Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” 7And David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Now go to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”
Read all of 2 Samuel 132 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 16:21And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong.”
- 2 Samuel 17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
- Psalms 50:18When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have been a partaker with adulterers.
- Proverbs 19:27Cease listening to instruction, my son, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
- Mark 6:24So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!”
- Acts 23:15Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
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
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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
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