2 Samuel
2 Samuel 13:7
7Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then David | דָּוִ֛ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| sent | וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| word to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Tamar | תָּמָ֖ר | tā·mār | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8559 Tamar |
| at the palace | הַבַּ֣יְתָה | hab·bay·ṯāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
| Please | נָ֗א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| go | לְכִ֣י | lə·ḵî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to the house | בֵּ֚ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Amnon | אַמְנ֣וֹן | ’am·nō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H550 Amnon |
| your brother | אָחִ֔יךְ | ’ā·ḥîḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H251 brother |
| and prepare | וַעֲשִׂי־ | wa·‘ă·śî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a meal | הַבִּרְיָֽה׃ | hab·bir·yāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1279 food |
| for him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.