New Living Translation
2 Samuel 13:5
5“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.”
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
3But Amnon had a very crafty friend—his cousin Jonadab. He was the son of David’s brother Shimea. 4One day Jonadab said to Amnon, “What’s the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning after morning?” So Amnon told him, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.” “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.” 6So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. And when the king came to see him, Amnon asked him, “Please let my sister Tamar come and cook my favorite dish as I watch. Then I can eat it from her own hands.” 7So David agreed and sent Tamar to Amnon’s house to prepare some 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 16:21Ahithophel told him, “Go and sleep with your father’s concubines, for he has left them here to look after the palace. Then all Israel will know that you have insulted your father beyond hope of reconciliation, and they will throw their support to you.”
- 2 Samuel 17:1Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight.
- Psalms 50:18When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.
- Proverbs 19:27If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will turn your back on knowledge.
- Mark 6:24She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!”
- Acts 23:15So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way.”
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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