KJV King James Version
And she took a pan, and poured [them] out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
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2 Samuel 13:9
And she took a pan, and poured [them] out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
WEB World English Bible
She took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. Amnon said, “Have all men leave me.” Every man went out from him.
ASV American Standard Version
And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and taketh the frying-pan, and poureth out before him, and he refuseth to eat, and Amnon saith, ‘Take ye out every one from me;’ and they go out every one from him.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 13
6 So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
8 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.
9 And she took a pan, and poured [them] out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought [them] into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
11 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.
12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
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וַתִּקַּ֤חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמַּשְׂרֵת֙H4958 · mas.retpanוַתִּצֹ֣קH3332 · ya.tsaqto pour: pourלְפָנָ֔יוH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeוַיְמָאֵ֖ןH3985 · ma.ento refuseלֶאֱכ֑וֹלH398 · a.khalto eatוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאַמְנ֗וֹןH550 · am.nonAmnonהוֹצִ֤יאוּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeכָל־H3605 · kolallאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanמֵֽעָלַ֔יH5921 · aluponוַיֵּצְא֥וּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeכָל־H3605 · kolallאִ֖ישׁH376 · ishmanמֵעָלָֽיו׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
Genesis 45:1Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.Judges 3:19But he himself turned again from the quarries that [were] by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.John 3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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