2 Samuel 13:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Amnonאַמְנֹ֖ון
(am·no·vn)
550: "faithful," two Isr.from aman
lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב
(vai·yish·kav)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
and pretended to be ill;וַיִּתְחָ֑ל
(vai·yit·chal;)
2470a: to be weak or sicka prim. root
when the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
cameוַיָּבֹ֨א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to seeלִרְאֹתֹ֗ו
(lir·'o·tov)
7200: to seea prim. root
him, Amnonאַמְנֹ֤ון
(am·no·vn)
550: "faithful," two Isr.from aman
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the king,הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
"Pleaseנָ֞א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
let my sisterאֲחֹתִ֗י
(a·cho·ti)
269: sisterfrom the same as ach
Tamarתָּמָ֣ר
(ta·mar)
8559: daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Isr. women, also a place S. of the Dead Sea from the same as tomer
comeתָּֽבֹוא־
(ta·vo·v-)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
and makeוּתְלַבֵּ֤ב
(u·te·lab·bev)
3823b: to make cakesdenominative verb from labibah
me a coupleשְׁתֵּ֣י
(she·tei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
of cakesלְבִבֹ֔ות
(le·vi·vo·vt,)
3834: cakesfrom the same as lebab
in my sight,לְעֵינַי֙
(le·'ei·nai)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
that I may eatוְאֶבְרֶ֖ה
(ve·'ev·reh)
1262: to eata prim. root
from her hand."מִיָּדָֽהּ׃
(mi·ya·dah.)
3027: handa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
So Amnon
'Amnown  (am-nohn')
faithful; Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David -- Amnon.
lay down
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
and made himself sick
chalah  (khaw-law')
to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
and when the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
was come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to see
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
him Amnon
'Amnown  (am-nohn')
faithful; Amnon (or Aminon), a son of David -- Amnon.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
I pray thee let Tamar
Tamar  (taw-mawr')
Tamar, the name of three women and a place -- Tamar.
my sister
'achowth  (aw-khoth')
a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together.
come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and make
labab  (law-bab')
make cakes, ravish, be wise.
me a couple
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
of cakes
labiybah  (law-bee-baw')
a cake (either as fried or turned) -- cake.
in my sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
that I may eat
barah  (baw-raw')
to select; also to feed; also to render clear (Eccl. 3:18) -- choose, (cause to) eat, manifest, (give) meat.
at her hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Parallel Verses
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 let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, 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.

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."

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."

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."

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."

King James 2000 Bible
So Amnon lay down, and pretended to be sick: and when the king had come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray you, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.
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