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Amnon and Tamar

2 Samuel 13:11

In 11 translations

BSB
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
KJV
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.
WEB
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!”
ASV
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.
LSV
and she brings [them] near to him to eat, and he lays hold on her, and says to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
YLT
and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, 'Come, lie with me, my sister.'
DBY
And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
DRC
And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.
GNV
And when she had set them before him to eate, he tooke her, and sayd vnto her, Come, lye with me, my sister.
JPS
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.'
LXXE
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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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ אֵלָ֖יו לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־בָּהּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֔הּ בּ֛וֹאִי שִׁכְבִ֥י עִמִּ֖י אֲחוֹתִֽי׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ προσήγαγεν αὐτῷ τοῦ φαγεῖν, καὶ ἐπελάβετο αὐτῆς, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, δεῦρο, κοιμήθητι μετʼ ἐμοῦ, ἀδελφή μου.

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  • Genesis 39:11–12One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside. She grabbed Joseph by his cloak and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his cloak in her hand, he…

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