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So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.Kavand he lay down
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to lie down: lay down
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 1
אַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonAmnon
Lemma: אַמְנוֹן (am.non) · Strong's: H0550G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amnon
Used 27 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:2, 2 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0550G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 2
וַיִּתְחָ֑לvai.yit.Chaland he made himself sick
Lemma: חָלָה (cha.lah) · Strong's: H2470H
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVtw3ms)
Meaning: be weak: ill
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 48:1, Deuteronomy 29:22, 1 Samuel 19:14, 1 Samuel 30:13, 2 Samuel 13:2, 2 Samuel 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2470H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 3
וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 4
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 5
לִרְאֹת֗וֹlir.'o.Toto see him
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 6
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 7
אַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonAmnon
Lemma: אַמְנוֹן (am.non) · Strong's: H0550G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Amnon
Used 27 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:2, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:2, 2 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0550G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 8
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 9
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 10
תָּֽבוֹא\־ta.Vo'-let her come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 11
נָ֞אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 12
תָּמָ֣רta.MarTamar
Lemma: תָּמָר (ta.mar) · Strong's: H8559H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Tamar
Used 14 times. Also: 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:2, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 13:7, 2 Samuel 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8559H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 13
אֲחֹתִ֗י'a.cho.Tisister my
Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sister
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 14
וּתְלַבֵּ֤בu.te.la.Bevand let her make cakes
Lemma: לִבֵּב (lib.bev) · Strong's: H3823B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpu3fs)
Meaning: to bake
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Samuel 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3823B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 15
לְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.Naito eyes my
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: seeing
Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 16
שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Teitwo
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 17
לְבִב֔וֹתle.vi.Votcakes
Lemma: לְבִבָה (la.vi.vah) · Strong's: H3834
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: cake
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 13:8, 2 Samuel 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3834; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 18
וְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.Rehso I may eat
Lemma: בָּרָה (ba.rah) · Strong's: H1262
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:8, 2 Samuel 3:35, 2 Samuel 13:5, 2 Samuel 13:10, Lamentations 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1262; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 19
מִיָּדָֽהּ\׃mi.ya.Dahfrom hand her
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 13:6 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Amnon | → | אַמְנוֹן H0550G Amnon |
| lay down | → | שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down |
| and feigned illness | → | חָלָה H2470H be weak: ill |
| When the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to see him | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| Amnon | → | אַמְנוֹן H0550G Amnon |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Please | → | נָא H4994 please |
| let my sister | → | אָחוֹת H0269 sister |
| . . . | → | לִבֵּב H3823B to bake |
| Tamar | → | תָּמָר H8559H Tamar |
| come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| and make a couple | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| of cakes | → | לְבִבָה H3834 cake |
| in my sight | → | עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing |
| so that I may eat | → | בָּרָה H1262 to eat |
| from her hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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