2 Samuel 13:5
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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.Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”
In other translations
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.Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לוֹloto <the> himיְהוֹנָדָבyehonadavJonadabH3082שְׁכַבshekhavlie downH7901עַל־'al-onH5921מִשְׁכָּבְךָmishkavekhabed yourH4904וְהִתְחָלvehitchaland make yourself sickH2470וּבָאuva'and he will comeH935אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1לִרְאוֹתֶךָlir'otekhato see youH7200וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413תָּבֹאtavo'let her comeH935נָאna'pleaseH4994תָמָרtamarTamarH8559אֲחוֹתִי'achotisister myH269וְתַבְרֵנִיvetavreniand let her cause to eat meH1262לֶחֶםlechemfoodH3899וְעָשְׂתָהve'asetahand she will makeH6213לְעֵינַיle'einaito eyes myH5869אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַבִּרְיָהhabiryahthe foodH1279לְמַעַןlema'anso thatH4616אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834אֶרְאֶה'er'ehI may seeH7200וְאָכַלְתִּיve'akhaltiand I will eatH398מִיָּדָהּ׃miyadahfrom hand herH3027
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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