2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:5

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.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jonadab	יְה֣וֹנָדָ֔ב	yə·hō·w·nā·ḏāḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3082 Jehonadab
told	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Lie down	שְׁכַ֥ב	šə·ḵaḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7901 lie down
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your bed	מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖	miš·kā·ḇə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
and pretend you are ill	וְהִתְחָ֑ל	wə·hiṯ·ḥāl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
When your father	אָבִ֣יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
comes	וּבָ֧א	ū·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to see you	לִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָ	lir·’ō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H7200 see
say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֡יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Please	נָא֩	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let my sister	אֲחוֹתִ֜י	’ă·ḥō·w·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H269 sister
Tamar	תָמָ֨ר	ṯā·mār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8559 Tamar
come	תָּ֣בֹא	tā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and give me something	וְתַבְרֵ֣נִי	wə·ṯaḇ·rê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H1262 eat
to eat	לֶ֗חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
Let her prepare	וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה	wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
in my sight	לְעֵינַי֙	lə·‘ê·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
so	לְמַ֙עַן֙	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
I may watch her	אֶרְאֶ֔ה	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
and eat it	וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י	wə·’ā·ḵal·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
from her hand	מִיָּדָֽהּ׃	mî·yā·ḏāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3027 hand

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.