2 Samuel 13:6
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So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”
In other translations
So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁכַּבvaiyishkavand he lay downH7901אַמְנוֹן'amnonAmnonH550וַיִּתְחָלvaiyitchaland he made himself sickH2470וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he cameH935הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לִרְאֹתוֹlir'ototo see himH7200וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַמְנוֹן'amnonAmnonH550אֶל־'el-toH413הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428תָּבוֹא־tavo'-let her comeH935נָאna'pleaseH4994תָּמָרtamarTamarH8559אֲחֹתִי'achotisister myH269וּתְלַבֵּבutelabevand let her make cakesH3823לְעֵינַיle'einaito eyes myH5869שְׁתֵּיsheteitwoH8147לְבִבוֹתlevivotcakesH3834וְאֶבְרֶהve'evrehso I may eatH1262מִיָּדָהּ׃miyadahfrom hand herH3027
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Related verses
- Genesis 18:6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”
- Matthew 13:33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
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People and places
People: Amnon, Tamar (daughter of David)