2 Samuel 13:7–8
Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meat.
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.
So Tamar went to her brother Amnons house (and hee was laide downe) and she tooke ‖flowre, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
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2 Samuel 13:7
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
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One's dwelling or native place; toward or at that place.
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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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1. To tend or cultivate land or plants. 2. To prepare food or an offering.
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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.
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2 Samuel 13:8
Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Finely ground meal made from grain, especially wheat.
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Worked and pressed together into a mixed mass or dough.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Small baked masses of dough or other food, commonly flat or compact in form.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.
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To cook or harden by dry heat.
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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.
6¶ So Amnon lay downe, and made himselfe sicke: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said vnto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, & make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.
7Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.
7Then Dauid sent home to Tamar, saying, Goe now to thy brother Amnons house, and dresse him meat.
Selected passage8So 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.
8So Tamar went to her brother Amnons house (and hee was laide downe) and she tooke ‖flowre, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
Selected passage9And 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.
9And she tooke a pan, and powred them out before him, but hee refused to eate: and Amnon said, Haue out all men from mee: And they went out euery man from him.