The Meaning of 2 Samuel 13:11 Explained

2 Samuel 13:11

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.

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.'

Darby: And she presented them to him to eat; and 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 2 Samuel 13:11 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 13:1-14 - Sin In David's Household
The law of Moses clearly forbade the union which Amnon sought, Leviticus 18:11. It was an infamous passion, and the suggestion of Jonadab, if it was any reflection of his father's character, would show why the Lord had said of Shammah, "Neither hath the Lord chosen this," 1 Samuel 16:9. Passion is deaf to the remonstrances and pleadings of its victim, and strangles pity and honor. Let us walk in the Spirit, that he may save us from ourselves; for there is no knowing to what lengths we may go if not kept by the grace of God.
It seems difficult to believe that this was the home-life of the man that wrote the Psalms. It had been better to remain in the valley of the wild goat than amid the luxury of Jerusalem, which made so great an inroad upon the peace and purity of his home. We prosper better amid the bleak climate of the mountains than in the enervating atmosphere of the plains.
Thus David's sin began to bear the entail of misery to his own household. None of us can limit the far-reaching harvests of the seeds that we drop upon the flowing stream. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 13

1  Amnon loving Tamar, by Jonadab's counsel feigning himself sick, ravishes her
15  He hates her, and shamefully turns her away
19  Absalom entertains her, and conceals his purpose
23  At a sheep-shearing among all the king's sons, he kills Amnon
31  David grieving at the news, is comforted by Jonadab
37  Absalom flies to Talmai at Geshur

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 13:11 mean?

And when she had brought [them] to him to eat and he took hold of her and said to her come lie with me my sister
וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ אֵלָ֖יו לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־ בָּהּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֔הּ בּ֛וֹאִי שִׁכְבִ֥י עִמִּ֖י אֲחוֹתִֽי

וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ  And  when  she  had  brought  [them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: נָגַשׁ  
Sense: to draw near, approach.
אֵלָ֖יו  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל  to  eat 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־  and  he  took  hold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָזַק  
Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
בָּהּ֙  of  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָ֔הּ  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
בּ֛וֹאִי  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
שִׁכְבִ֥י  lie 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular
Root: שָׁכַב  
Sense: to lie down.
עִמִּ֖י  with  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
אֲחוֹתִֽי  my  sister 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אָחֹות  
Sense: sister.

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