2 Samuel 13:11

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!”

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WEBBE

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!”

BSB

And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “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.

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וַתַּגֵּשׁ va·ta·gesh and she brought [them] H5066 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to him H413 לֶאֱכֹל le·'e·khol to eat H398 וַיַּחֲזֶק־ vai·ya·cha·zek- and he took hold H2388 בָּהּ bah on (the) her H9034 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לָהּ lah to (the) her H9034 בּוֹאִי bo·'i come H935 שִׁכְבִי shikh·vi lie H7901 עִמִּי 'i·mi with me H5973 אֲחוֹתִי 'a·cho·ti O sister my H269

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 attempting their seduction; but it is better to suffer the greatest wrong than to commit the least sin.

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