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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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2 Samuel 13:11
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
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Christian Standard Bible®
When she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, “Come sleep with me, my sister!”
When she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, “Come sleep with me, my sister!”
Hebrew Names Version
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
King James Version
And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
Lexham English Bible
When she brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
When she brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
English Standard Version
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
New Century Version
She went to him so he could eat from her hands, but Amnon grabbed her. He said, "Sister, come and have sexual relations with me."
She went to him so he could eat from her hands, but Amnon grabbed her. He said, "Sister, come and have sexual relations with me."
New English Translation
As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!"
As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!"
Amplified Bible
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
New American Standard Bible
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, sleep with me, my sister."
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, sleep with me, my sister."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when she had set them before him to eate, he tooke her, and sayd vnto her, Come, lye with me, my sister.
And when she had set them before him to eate, he tooke her, and sayd vnto her, Come, lye with me, my sister.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then she brought them near to him to eat, but he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
Then she brought them near to him to eat, but he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
Contemporary English Version
But as she was taking it over to him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me!"
But as she was taking it over to him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me!"
Complete Jewish Bible
But when she brought them near, so that he could eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come to bed with me, my sister."
But when she brought them near, so that he could eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come to bed with me, my sister."
Darby Translation
And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
Easy-to-Read Version
She started to feed Amnon, but he grabbed her hand. He said to her, "Sister, come and sleep with me."
She started to feed Amnon, but he grabbed her hand. He said to her, "Sister, come and sleep with me."
George Lamsa Translation
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
Good News Translation
As she offered them to him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me!"
As she offered them to him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me!"
Literal Translation
And she brought near to him to eat. And he lay hold on her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And she brought near to him to eat. And he lay hold on her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan she broughte it vnto him yt he mighte eate, he toke holde of her, & sayde vnto her: Come my sister, lye with me.
And whan she broughte it vnto him yt he mighte eate, he toke holde of her, & sayde vnto her: Come my sister, lye with me.
American Standard Version
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
Bible in Basic English
And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.
And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whe she had set them before him to eate, he toke her, and saide vnto her: Come, lye with me my sister.
And whe she had set them before him to eate, he toke her, and saide vnto her: Come, lye with me my sister.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her: 'Come lie with me, my sister.'
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her: 'Come lie with me, my sister.'
King James Version (1611)
And when shee had brought them vnto him to eate, hee tooke hold of her, and said vnto her, Come lye with mee, my sister.
And when shee had brought them vnto him to eate, hee tooke hold of her, and said vnto her, Come lye with mee, my sister.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And she brought them to him to eat, and he caught hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And she brought them to him to eat, and he caught hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
English Revised Version
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
Berean Standard Bible
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne sche hadde proferid mete to hym, he took hir, and seide, Come thou, my sistir, li thou with me.
And whanne sche hadde proferid mete to hym, he took hir, and seide, Come thou, my sistir, li thou with me.
Young's Literal Translation
and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.'
and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.'
Update Bible Version
And when she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when she had brought [them] to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought [them] to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
World English Bible
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
New King James Version
Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
New Living Translation
But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, "Come to bed with me, my darling sister."
But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, "Come to bed with me, my darling sister."
New Revised Standard
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when she brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister!
And, when she brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.
And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.
Revised Standard Version
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
THE MESSAGE
Some time later, this happened: Absalom, David's son, had a sister who was very attractive. Her name was Tamar. Amnon, also David's son, was in love with her. Amnon was obsessed with his sister Tamar to the point of making himself sick over her. She was a virgin, so he couldn't see how he could get his hands on her. Amnon had a good friend, Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was exceptionally streetwise. He said to Amnon, "Why are you moping around like this, day after day—you, the son of the king! Tell me what's eating at you." "In a word, Tamar," said Amnon. "My brother Absalom's sister. I'm in love with her." "Here's what you do," said Jonadab. "Go to bed and pretend you're sick. When your father comes to visit you, say, ‘Have my sister Tamar come and prepare some supper for me here where I can watch her and she can feed me.'" So Amnon took to his bed and acted sick. When the king came to visit, Amnon said, "Would you do me a favor? Have my sister Tamar come and make some nourishing dumplings here where I can watch her and be fed by her." David sent word to Tamar who was home at the time: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare a meal for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house. She took dough, kneaded it, formed it into dumplings, and cooked them while he watched from his bed. But when she took the cooking pot and served him, he wouldn't eat. Amnon said, "Clear everyone out of the house," and they all cleared out. Then he said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my bedroom, where we can eat in privacy." She took the nourishing dumplings she had prepared and brought them to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. But when she got ready to feed him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, sister!"
Some time later, this happened: Absalom, David's son, had a sister who was very attractive. Her name was Tamar. Amnon, also David's son, was in love with her. Amnon was obsessed with his sister Tamar to the point of making himself sick over her. She was a virgin, so he couldn't see how he could get his hands on her. Amnon had a good friend, Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was exceptionally streetwise. He said to Amnon, "Why are you moping around like this, day after day—you, the son of the king! Tell me what's eating at you." "In a word, Tamar," said Amnon. "My brother Absalom's sister. I'm in love with her." "Here's what you do," said Jonadab. "Go to bed and pretend you're sick. When your father comes to visit you, say, ‘Have my sister Tamar come and prepare some supper for me here where I can watch her and she can feed me.'" So Amnon took to his bed and acted sick. When the king came to visit, Amnon said, "Would you do me a favor? Have my sister Tamar come and make some nourishing dumplings here where I can watch her and be fed by her." David sent word to Tamar who was home at the time: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare a meal for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house. She took dough, kneaded it, formed it into dumplings, and cooked them while he watched from his bed. But when she took the cooking pot and served him, he wouldn't eat. Amnon said, "Clear everyone out of the house," and they all cleared out. Then he said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my bedroom, where we can eat in privacy." She took the nourishing dumplings she had prepared and brought them to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. But when she got ready to feed him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, sister!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
Contextual Overview
1 Now David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar. And David's son Amnon loved her. 2 Amnon was so troubled because of his sister Tamar that he became sick. She was a woman who had never had a man, and Amnon thought how hard it would be to have her. 3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab. He was the son of David's brother Shimeah. And Jonadab was very good at making plans. 4 He said to Amnon, "O son of the king, why are you so sad from day to day? Will you not tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom." 5 Then Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘I beg you, let my sister Tamar come and give me some food to eat. Let her make food ready here so I can see it and eat it from her hand.'" 6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, "I beg you, let my sister Tamar come and make two loaves beside me, that I may eat from her hand." 7 Then David sent home for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and make food for him." 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house. He was lying down. And she took dough and made loaves so he could watch. Then she baked them ready to eat. 9 And she took the dish and held it out in front of him. But he would not eat. Amnon said, "Have everyone leave me." So everyone left him. 10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food to my room, so I may eat from your hand." So Tamar took the loaves she had made and brought them to her brother Amnon in his room.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Come lie: Genesis 39:11, Genesis 39:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 38:16 - Go to Genesis 39:7 - Lie Leviticus 18:9 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land in front of you? Let each of us go a different way. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."
Is not the whole land in front of you? Let each of us go a different way. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."
Genesis 13:14
The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had left him, "Raise your eyes and look from where you are to the north and south and east and west.
The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had left him, "Raise your eyes and look from where you are to the north and south and east and west.
Genesis 19:17
When they had brought them out of the city, one of them said, "Run for your life! Do not look behind you. Do not stop until you are out of the valley. Run to the mountains or else you will be destroyed."
When they had brought them out of the city, one of them said, "Run for your life! Do not look behind you. Do not stop until you are out of the valley. Run to the mountains or else you will be destroyed."
Psalms 16:3
As for those in the land who belong to You, they are the great ones in whom is all my joy.
As for those in the land who belong to You, they are the great ones in whom is all my joy.
Psalms 119:63
I am a friend to all who fear You and of those who keep Your Law.
I am a friend to all who fear You and of those who keep Your Law.
Proverbs 27:10
Do not leave your own friend or your father's friend alone, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who is far away.
Do not leave your own friend or your father's friend alone, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who is far away.
Hebrews 10:25
Let us not stay away from church meetings. Some people are doing this all the time. Comfort each other as you see the day of His return coming near.
Let us not stay away from church meetings. Some people are doing this all the time. Comfort each other as you see the day of His return coming near.
1 Peter 2:17
Show respect to all men. Love the Christians. Honor God with love and fear. Respect the head leader of the country.
Show respect to all men. Love the Christians. Honor God with love and fear. Respect the head leader of the country.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when she had brought [them] unto him to eat,.... Not only into the chamber, but to the side of the bed or couch where he had laid himself, or sat, in a proper position to answer his purpose:
he took hold of her; by the arm, or threw his hands about her:
and said unto her, come, lie with me, my sister; one would think the relation he observes she stood in to him would have checked him from making so vile a motion.
