2 Samuel 13 · Verse 10

2 Samuel 13:10

And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
2 Samuel 13:10, King James Version

2 Samuel 13:10 in other translations

BSBThen Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.
WEBAmnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the room, that I may eat from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the room to Amnon her brother.
ASVAnd Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
YLTAnd Amnon saith unto Tamar, ‘Bring the food into the inner chamber, and I eat from thy hand;' and Tamar taketh the cakes that she hath made, and bringeth in to Amnon her brother, into the inner chamber,
DARBYAnd Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the dish into the chamber, that I may eat of thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes that she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
BBEThen Amnon said to Tamar, Take the food and come into my bedroom, so that I may take it from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes she had made and went with them into her brother Amnon's bedroom.
WebsterAnd Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

What does 2 Samuel 13:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 13:1-20

From henceforward David was followed with one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too indulgent to his children. Thus David might trace the sins of his children to his own misconduct, which must have made the anguish of the chastisement worse. Let no one ever expect good treatment from those who are capable of…

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2 Samuel 13:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אַמְנ֜וֹן'am.NonAmnonH550
אֶל\־'el-toH413
תָּמָ֗רta.MarTamarH8559
הָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'ibringH935
הַבִּרְיָה֙ha.bir.Yahthe foodH1279
הַחֶ֔דֶרha.che.Derthe chamberH2315
וְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.Rehso I may eatH1262
מִיָּדֵ֑ךְmi.ya.Dekhfrom hand yourH3027
וַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.Kachand she tookH3947
תָּמָ֗רta.MarTamarH8559
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַלְּבִבוֹת֙ha.le.vi.Votthe cakesH3834
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahshe had madeH6213
וַתָּבֵ֛אva.ta.Ve'and she brought [them]H935
לְאַמְנ֥וֹןle.'am.Nonto AmnonH550
אָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.habrother herH251
הֶחָֽדְרָה\׃he.Cha.de.rahthe chamber towardsH2315

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • 2 Samuel 13:9

    And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

  • 2 Samuel 13:10

    And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

  • 2 Samuel 13:11

    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.

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2 Samuel 13:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Amnón dijo á Thamar: Trae la comida á la alcoba, para que yo coma de tu mano. Y tomando Thamar las hojuelas que había aderezado, llevólas á su hermano Amnón á la alcoba.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Amnon dit à Tamar: Apporte le mets dans la chambre intérieure, et je mangerai de ta main. Et Tamar prit les beignets qu’elle avait préparés, et les apporta à Amnon, son frère, dans la chambre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach Amnon zu Tamar: Bringe das Essen in das innere Gemach, daß ich von deiner Hand esse. Und Tamar nahm die Kuchen, die sie zubereitet hatte, und brachte sie ihrem Bruder Amnon in das innere Gemach.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
dixit Amnon ad Thamar: Infer cibum in conclave, ut vescar de manu tua. Tulit ergo Thamar sorbitiunculas quas fecerat, et intulit ad Amnon fratrem suum in conclave.