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Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Brenton's Septuagint
2 Samuel 13:11
And she brought them to him to eat, and he caught hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, “Come sleep with me, my sister!”
When she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, “Come sleep with me, my sister!”
Hebrew Names Version
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
King James Version
And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
Lexham English Bible
When she brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
When she brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
English Standard Version
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
New Century Version
She went to him so he could eat from her hands, but Amnon grabbed her. He said, "Sister, come and have sexual relations with me."
She went to him so he could eat from her hands, but Amnon grabbed her. He said, "Sister, come and have sexual relations with me."
New English Translation
As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!"
As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!"
Amplified Bible
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
New American Standard Bible
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, sleep with me, my sister."
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, sleep with me, my sister."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when she had set them before him to eate, he tooke her, and sayd vnto her, Come, lye with me, my sister.
And when she had set them before him to eate, he tooke her, and sayd vnto her, Come, lye with me, my sister.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then she brought them near to him to eat, but he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
Then she brought them near to him to eat, but he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
Contemporary English Version
But as she was taking it over to him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me!"
But as she was taking it over to him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me!"
Complete Jewish Bible
But when she brought them near, so that he could eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come to bed with me, my sister."
But when she brought them near, so that he could eat, he grabbed her and said to her, "Come to bed with me, my sister."
Darby Translation
And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
Easy-to-Read Version
She started to feed Amnon, but he grabbed her hand. He said to her, "Sister, come and sleep with me."
She started to feed Amnon, but he grabbed her hand. He said to her, "Sister, come and sleep with me."
George Lamsa Translation
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
Good News Translation
As she offered them to him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me!"
As she offered them to him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me!"
Literal Translation
And she brought near to him to eat. And he lay hold on her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And she brought near to him to eat. And he lay hold on her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan she broughte it vnto him yt he mighte eate, he toke holde of her, & sayde vnto her: Come my sister, lye with me.
And whan she broughte it vnto him yt he mighte eate, he toke holde of her, & sayde vnto her: Come my sister, lye with me.
American Standard Version
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
Bible in Basic English
And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.
And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And whe she had set them before him to eate, he toke her, and saide vnto her: Come, lye with me my sister.
And whe she had set them before him to eate, he toke her, and saide vnto her: Come, lye with me my sister.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her: 'Come lie with me, my sister.'
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her: 'Come lie with me, my sister.'
King James Version (1611)
And when shee had brought them vnto him to eate, hee tooke hold of her, and said vnto her, Come lye with mee, my sister.
And when shee had brought them vnto him to eate, hee tooke hold of her, and said vnto her, Come lye with mee, my sister.
English Revised Version
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
Berean Standard Bible
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister!"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne sche hadde proferid mete to hym, he took hir, and seide, Come thou, my sistir, li thou with me.
And whanne sche hadde proferid mete to hym, he took hir, and seide, Come thou, my sistir, li thou with me.
Young's Literal Translation
and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.'
and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.'
Update Bible Version
And when she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when she had brought [them] to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
And when she had brought [them] to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
World English Bible
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
New King James Version
Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
New Living Translation
But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, "Come to bed with me, my darling sister."
But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, "Come to bed with me, my darling sister."
New Life Bible
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
New Revised Standard
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when she brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister!
And, when she brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.
And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.
Revised Standard Version
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
THE MESSAGE
Some time later, this happened: Absalom, David's son, had a sister who was very attractive. Her name was Tamar. Amnon, also David's son, was in love with her. Amnon was obsessed with his sister Tamar to the point of making himself sick over her. She was a virgin, so he couldn't see how he could get his hands on her. Amnon had a good friend, Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was exceptionally streetwise. He said to Amnon, "Why are you moping around like this, day after day—you, the son of the king! Tell me what's eating at you." "In a word, Tamar," said Amnon. "My brother Absalom's sister. I'm in love with her." "Here's what you do," said Jonadab. "Go to bed and pretend you're sick. When your father comes to visit you, say, ‘Have my sister Tamar come and prepare some supper for me here where I can watch her and she can feed me.'" So Amnon took to his bed and acted sick. When the king came to visit, Amnon said, "Would you do me a favor? Have my sister Tamar come and make some nourishing dumplings here where I can watch her and be fed by her." David sent word to Tamar who was home at the time: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare a meal for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house. She took dough, kneaded it, formed it into dumplings, and cooked them while he watched from his bed. But when she took the cooking pot and served him, he wouldn't eat. Amnon said, "Clear everyone out of the house," and they all cleared out. Then he said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my bedroom, where we can eat in privacy." She took the nourishing dumplings she had prepared and brought them to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. But when she got ready to feed him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, sister!"
Some time later, this happened: Absalom, David's son, had a sister who was very attractive. Her name was Tamar. Amnon, also David's son, was in love with her. Amnon was obsessed with his sister Tamar to the point of making himself sick over her. She was a virgin, so he couldn't see how he could get his hands on her. Amnon had a good friend, Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was exceptionally streetwise. He said to Amnon, "Why are you moping around like this, day after day—you, the son of the king! Tell me what's eating at you." "In a word, Tamar," said Amnon. "My brother Absalom's sister. I'm in love with her." "Here's what you do," said Jonadab. "Go to bed and pretend you're sick. When your father comes to visit you, say, ‘Have my sister Tamar come and prepare some supper for me here where I can watch her and she can feed me.'" So Amnon took to his bed and acted sick. When the king came to visit, Amnon said, "Would you do me a favor? Have my sister Tamar come and make some nourishing dumplings here where I can watch her and be fed by her." David sent word to Tamar who was home at the time: "Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare a meal for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house. She took dough, kneaded it, formed it into dumplings, and cooked them while he watched from his bed. But when she took the cooking pot and served him, he wouldn't eat. Amnon said, "Clear everyone out of the house," and they all cleared out. Then he said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my bedroom, where we can eat in privacy." She took the nourishing dumplings she had prepared and brought them to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. But when she got ready to feed him, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, sister!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
Contextual Overview
1 And it happened after this that Abessalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, and her name was Themar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was distressed even to sickness, because of Themar his sister; for she was a virgin, and it seemed very difficult for Amnon to do anything to her. 3 And Amnon had a friend, and his name was Jonadab, the son of Samaa the brother of David: and Jonadab was a very cunning man. 4 And he said to him, What ails thee that thou art thus weak? O son of the king, morning by morning? wilt thou not tell me? and Ammon said, I love Themar the sister of my brother Abessalom. 5 And Jonadab said to him, Lie upon thy bed, and make thyself sick, and thy father shall come in to see thee; and thou shalt say to him, Let, I pray thee, Themar my sister come, and feed me with morsels, and let her prepare food before my eyes, that I may see and eat at her hands. 6 So Ammon lay down, and made himself sick; and the king came in to see him: and Amnon said to the king, Let, I pray thee, my sister Themar come to me, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, and I will eat them at her hand. 7 And David sent to Themar to the house, saying, Go now to thy brother’s house, and dress him food. 8 And Themar went to the house of her brother Amnon, and he was lying down: and she took the dough and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. 9 And she took the frying pan and poured them out before him, but he would not eat. And Amnon said, Send out every man from about me. And they removed every man from about him. 10 And Amnon said to Themar, Bring in the food into the closet, and I will eat of thy hand. And Themar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to her brother Amnon into the chamber.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Come lie: Genesis 39:11, Genesis 39:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 38:16 - Go to Genesis 39:7 - Lie Leviticus 18:9 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 13:9
Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself from me; if thou goest to the left, I will go to the right, and if thou goest to the right, I will go to the left.
Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself from me; if thou goest to the left, I will go to the right, and if thou goest to the right, I will go to the left.
Genesis 13:14
And God said to Abram after Lot was separated from him, Look up with thine eyes, and behold from the place where thou now art northward and southward, and eastward and seaward;
And God said to Abram after Lot was separated from him, Look up with thine eyes, and behold from the place where thou now art northward and southward, and eastward and seaward;
Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass when they brought them out, that they said, Save thine own life by all means; look not round to that which is behind, nor stay in all the country round about, escape to the mountain, lest perhaps thou be overtaken together with them.
And it came to pass when they brought them out, that they said, Save thine own life by all means; look not round to that which is behind, nor stay in all the country round about, escape to the mountain, lest perhaps thou be overtaken together with them.
Psalms 16:3
On behalf of the saints that are in his land, he has magnified all his pleasure in them.
On behalf of the saints that are in his land, he has magnified all his pleasure in them.
Psalms 119:63
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy commandments.
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy commandments.
Proverbs 27:10
lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
lest thy friend continue to reproach thee, so thy quarrel and enmity shall not depart, but shall be to thee like death. Favour and friendship set a man free, which do thou keep for thyself, lest thou be made liable to reproach; but take heed to thy ways peaceably.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when she had brought [them] unto him to eat,.... Not only into the chamber, but to the side of the bed or couch where he had laid himself, or sat, in a proper position to answer his purpose:
he took hold of her; by the arm, or threw his hands about her:
and said unto her, come, lie with me, my sister; one would think the relation he observes she stood in to him would have checked him from making so vile a motion.
