2 Samuel 13:8

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. She took dough, and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

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WEBBE

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. She took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

BSB

So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.

KJV

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

ASV

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

BBE

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was in bed. And she took paste and made cakes before his eyes, cooking them over the fire.

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וַתֵּלֶךְ va·te·lekh and she went H1980 תָּמָר ta·mar Tamar H8559 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 אַמְנוֹן 'am·non Amnon H550 אָחִיהָ 'a·chi·ha brother her H251 וְהוּא ve·hu' and he H1931 שֹׁכֵב sho·khev [was] lying down H7901 וַתִּקַּח va·ti·kach and she took H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַבָּצֵק ha·ba·tzek the dough H1217 וַתָּלָשׁ va·ta·lo·osh and she kneaded [it] H3888 וַתְּלַבֵּב va·te·la·bev and she made cakes H3823 לְעֵינָיו le·'ei·nav to eyes his H5869 וַתְּבַשֵּׁל va·te·va·shel and she cooked H1310 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַלְּבִבוֹת ha·le·vi·vot the cakes H3834

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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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.