2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:11

¹¹And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when she had brought	וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ	wat·tag·gêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
to him	אֵלָ֖יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
to eat	לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
he took hold	וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־	way·ya·ḥă·zeq-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
of her	בָּהּ֙	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Come	בּ֛וֹאִי	bō·w·’î	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
lie	שִׁכְבִ֥י	šiḵ·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7901 lie down
with me	עִמִּ֖י	‘im·mî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5973 with
my sister	אֲחוֹתִֽי׃	’ă·ḥō·w·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H269 sister

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