2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:3–5

3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah.a Jonadab was a very shrewd man, 4and he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?”

Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

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.’”

Footnotes

  • a 13:3 Shimeah is a variant of Shammah, Shimea, and Shimei; see 1 Samuel 16:9|1SA 16:9, 2 Samuel 21:21, and 1 Chronicles 2:13.

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2 Samuel 13:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now Amnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןū·lə·’am·nō·wnConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH550 Amnon
had a friendרֵ֗עַrê·a‘Noun - masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
namedוּשְׁמוֹ֙ū·šə·mōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
Jonadabיֽוֹנָדָ֔בyō·w·nā·ḏāḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3122 Jonadab
the sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of David’sדָוִ֑דḏā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
brotherאֲחִ֣י’ă·ḥîNoun - masculine singular constructH251 brother
Shimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הšim·‘āhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8093 Shimah
Jonadabוְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בwə·yō·w·nā·ḏāḇConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3122 Jonadab
was a veryמְאֹֽד׃mə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
shrewdחָכָ֖םḥā·ḵāmAdjective - masculine singularH2450 wise
manאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man

2 Samuel 13:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and he askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whyמַדּ֣וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
are youאַ֠תָּה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
the sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
soכָּ֣כָהkā·ḵāhAdverbH3602 thus
depressedדַּ֤לdalAdjective - masculine singularH1800 low, weak, poor, thin
morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
after morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
Won’tהֲל֖וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
you tellתַּגִּ֣ידtag·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
meלִ֑יlîPreposition; first person common singular
Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן’am·nō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH550 Amnon
repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I amאֲנִ֥י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
in loveאֹהֵֽב׃’ō·hêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH157 love
with Tamarתָּמָ֗רtā·mārNoun - proper - feminine singularH8559 Tamar
my brotherאָחִ֖י’ā·ḥîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH251 brother
Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם’aḇ·šā·lōmNoun - proper - masculine singularH53 Abshalom
sisterאֲח֛וֹת’ă·ḥō·wṯNoun - feminine singular constructH269 sister

2 Samuel 13:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Jonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בyə·hō·w·nā·ḏāḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3082 Jehonadab
toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
himלוֹ֙lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Lie downשְׁכַ֥בšə·ḵaḇVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH7901 lie down
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your bedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖miš·kā·ḇə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
and pretend you are illוְהִתְחָ֑לwə·hiṯ·ḥālConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singularH2470 be weak, sick
When your fatherאָבִ֣יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
comesוּבָ֧אū·ḇāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to see youלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵāPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH7200 see
sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to himאֵלָ֡יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
Pleaseנָא֩nāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let my sisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י’ă·ḥō·w·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH269 sister
Tamarתָמָ֨רṯā·mārNoun - proper - feminine singularH8559 Tamar
comeתָּ֣בֹאtā·ḇōVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
and give me somethingוְתַבְרֵ֣נִיwə·ṯaḇ·rê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singularH1262 eat
to eatלֶ֗חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
Let her prepareוְעָשְׂתָ֤הwə·‘ā·śə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH6213 do, make
in my sightלְעֵינַי֙lə·‘ê·nayPreposition-l; Noun - cdc; first person common singularH5869 eye
soלְמַ֙עַן֙lə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
I may watch herאֶרְאֶ֔ה’er·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7200 see
and eat itוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יwə·’ā·ḵal·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH398 eat
from her handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mî·yā·ḏāhPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH3027 hand

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2 Samuel 13:3 1 Samuel 16:9

2 Samuel 13:5 Mark 6:24–25

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