Translations
Modern
Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”
Traditional
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
Literal
And Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let Tamar my sister come and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, so that I may see and eat it from her hand.’”
Latin
Cui respondit Jonadab: Cuba super lectum tuum, et languorem simula: cumque venerit pater tuus ut visitet te, dic ei: Veniat, oro, Thamar soror mea, ut det mihi cibum, et faciat pulmentum, ut comedam de manu ejus.
Original
Hebrew
English
Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Reign of Davidc. 1055 BC
People
Jonadab: Nephew of David, friend and advisor to Amnon Tamar: David's daughter, raped by her half-brother Amnon
Glossary
Absalom Amnon David Incest Jonadab Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Palace Samuel, Books of First and Second Shammah Shimeah Tamar (Person)
Topics
Adultery: Amnon Jonadab: Nephew of David: His Complicity with Amnon in his Rape of Tamar Lasciviousness: Amnon Seduction of Tamar Tamar: Daughter of David