2 Samuel

2 Samuel 13:8–9

⁸So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them. ⁹Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.

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2 Samuel 13:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Tamar	תָּמָ֗ר	tā·mār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8559 Tamar
went	וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ	wat·tê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to the house	בֵּ֛ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of her brother	אָחִ֖יהָ	’ā·ḥî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H251 brother
Amnon	אַמְנ֥וֹן	’am·nō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H550 Amnon
was lying down	שֹׁכֵ֑ב	šō·ḵêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7901 lie down
She took	וַתִּקַּ֨ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
some dough	הַבָּצֵ֤ק	hab·bā·ṣêq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1217 dough
kneaded	וַתָּלוֹשׁ	wat·tå̄·lōš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3888 knead
made cakes	וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב	wat·tə·lab·bêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3823 get a mind
in his sight	לְעֵינָ֔יו	lə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
and baked	וַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖ל	wat·tə·ḇaš·šêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1310 boil, seethe
them	הַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃	hal·lə·ḇi·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H3834 cakes

2 Samuel 13:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then she brought	וַתִּקַּ֤ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
the pan	הַמַּשְׂרֵת֙	ham·maś·rêṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4958 pan, dish
and set it down	וַתִּצֹ֣ק	wat·ti·ṣōq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3332 pour, cast, flow
before him	לְפָנָ֔יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
but he refused	וַיְמָאֵ֖ן	way·mā·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3985 refuse
to eat	לֶאֱכ֑וֹל	le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
Send everyone	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
away	הוֹצִ֤יאוּ	hō·w·ṣî·’ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Amnon	אַמְנ֗וֹן	’am·nō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H550 Amnon
And everyone	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
went out	וַיֵּצְא֥וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out

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2 Samuel 13:9 Genesis 45:1

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