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Amnon and Tamar

2 Samuel 13:7

In 11 translations

BSB
Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”
KJV
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
WEB
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”
ASV
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food.
LSV
And David sends to Tamar, to the house, saying, “Now go to the house of your brother Amnon and make food for him.”
YLT
And David sendeth unto Tamar, to the house, saying, 'Go, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and make for him food.'
DBY
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
DRC
Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Amnon, and make him a mess.
GNV
Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meate.
JPS
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying: 'Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.'
LXXE
And David sent to Themar to the house, saying, Go now to thy brother's house, and dress him food.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶל־תָּמָ֖ר הַבַּ֣יְתָה לֵאמֹ֑ר לְכִ֣י נָ֗א בֵּ֚ית אַמְנ֣וֹן אָחִ֔יךְ וַעֲשִׂי־ל֖וֹ הַבִּרְיָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀπέστειλε Δαυὶδ πρὸς Θημὰρ εἰς τὸν οἶκον, λέγων, πορεύθητι δὴ εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου, καὶ ποίησον αὐτῷ βρῶμα.

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