Translations
Modern
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And she had brought them to him to eat, and he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
Latin
Cumque obtulisset ei cibum, apprehendit eam, et ait: Veni, cuba mecum, soror mea.
Original
Hebrew
English
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Absalom David Family, Community, and Sexual Sin Human Sexuality
Events
- Reign of Davidc. 1055 BC
Glossary
Absalom Amnon David Family Life and Relations Incest Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Samuel, Books of First and Second Shammah Shimeah Tamar (Person)
Topics
Adultery: Amnon Deception: Amnon Deceives Tamar by Feigning Sickness Lasciviousness: Amnon Rape of Tamar by Amnon; Avenged in the Death of Amnon at the Hand of Absalom, Tamar's Brother Seduction of Tamar Tamar: Daughter of David