Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.” New Living Translation So 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.” English Standard Version So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. And when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” Berean Standard Bible 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.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then 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.” New American Standard Bible So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please have my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of pastries in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.” NASB 1995 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” NASB 1977 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” Legacy Standard Bible So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and the king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” Amplified Bible So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.” Christian Standard Bible So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my presence so I can eat from her hand.” Holman Christian Standard Bible So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my presence so I can eat from her hand.” American Standard Version So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Khamnun lay down and he became ill and the King came to see him Khamnun said to the King: “Let Tamar my sister come to me and she will make two hearts before my eyes and I shall eat from her hands” Brenton Septuagint Translation So Ammon lay down, and made himself sick; and the king came in to see him: and Amnon said to the king, Let, I pray thee, my sister Themar come to me, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, and I will eat them at her hand. Contemporary English Version So Amnon went to bed and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, "Please, ask Tamar to come over. She can make some special bread while I watch, and then she can serve it to me." Douay-Rheims Bible So Amnon lay down, and made as if he were sick: and when the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king: I pray thee let my sister Thamar come, and make in my sight two little messes, that I may eat at her hand. English Revised Version So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Amnon lay down and acted sick, and the king came to see him. Amnon asked the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make some bread in front of me, and she can feed me." Good News Translation So Amnon pretended that he was sick and went to bed. King David went to see him, and Amnon said to him, "Please let Tamar come and make a few cakes here where I can see her, and then serve them to me herself." International Standard Version So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to visit him, Amnon asked the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make some of her bread especially for me, so she can feed it to me personally." JPS Tanakh 1917 So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick; and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king: 'Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.' Literal Standard Version And Amnon lies down, and feigns himself sick, and the king comes in to see him, and Amnon says to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come, and she makes two cakes before my eyes, and I eat from her hand.” Majority Standard Bible 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.” New American Bible So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and prepare some fried cakes before my eyes, that I may take food from her hand.” NET Bible So 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." New Revised Standard Version So Amnon lay down, and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.” New Heart English Bible So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand." Webster's Bible Translation So Amnon lay down and made himself sick: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make for me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. World English Bible So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.” Young's Literal Translation And Amnon lieth down, and feigneth himself sick, and the king cometh in to see him, and Amnon saith unto the king, 'Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and she maketh before mine eyes two cakes, and I eat from her hand.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Amnon and Tamar…5Jonadab 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.’ ” 6So 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.” 7Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”… Cross References Genesis 18:6 So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread." 2 Samuel 13:5 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.'" 2 Samuel 13:7 Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: "Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him." Treasury of Scripture So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said to the king, I pray you, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. make me Genesis 18:6 And 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. Matthew 13:33 Another 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. Jump to Previous Amnon Cakes Couple Eat Feigned Hand Ill Lay Please Pretended Sick Sight Sister TamarJump to Next Amnon Cakes Couple Eat Feigned Hand Ill Lay Please Pretended Sick Sight Sister Tamar2 Samuel 13 1. Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her.15. He hates her, and shamefully turns her away 19. Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose 23. At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon 31. David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab 37. Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur (6) That I may eat at her hand.--This request from an invalid seemed natural, and was readily granted. Sent home.--Literally, into the house; i.e., to the private apartments of the women--the harem. Hebrew So Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן (’am·nō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 550: Amnon -- 'faithful', two Israelites lay down וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (way·yiš·kaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down and feigned illness. וַיִּתְחָ֑ל (way·yiṯ·ḥāl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2470: To be weak or sick When the king הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king came וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to see him, לִרְאֹת֗וֹ (lir·’ō·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see Amnon אַמְנ֤וֹן (’am·nō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 550: Amnon -- 'faithful', two Israelites said, וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Please נָ֞א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let my sister אֲחֹתִ֗י (’ă·ḥō·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister Tamar תָּמָ֣ר (tā·mār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8559: Tamar -- daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea come תָּֽבוֹא־ (tā·ḇō·w-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and make a couple שְׁתֵּ֣י (šə·tê) Number - fdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) of cakes לְבִב֔וֹת (lə·ḇi·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 3834: A cake in my sight, לְעֵינַי֙ (lə·‘ê·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain so that I may eat וְאֶבְרֶ֖ה (wə·’eḇ·reh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 1262: To select, to feed, to render clear from her hand.” מִיָּדָֽהּ׃ (mî·yā·ḏāh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Links 2 Samuel 13:6 NIV2 Samuel 13:6 NLT 2 Samuel 13:6 ESV 2 Samuel 13:6 NASB 2 Samuel 13:6 KJV 2 Samuel 13:6 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 13:6 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 13:6 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 13:6 French Bible 2 Samuel 13:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 13:6 So Amnon lay down and feigned himself (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |