The Meaning of 2 Samuel 13:8 Explained

2 Samuel 13:8

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.

YLT: And Tamar goeth to the house of Amnon her brother, and he is lying down, and she taketh the dough, and kneadeth, and maketh cakes before his eyes, and cooketh the cakes,

Darby: And Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he had lain down. And she took flour and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked 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.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 13:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Samuel 13:8 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 13:8 mean?

So went Tamar house of Amnon to her brother and he was lying down And she took - flour - and kneaded [it] and made cakes in his sight and baked the cakes

וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ תָּמָ֗ר בֵּ֛ית אַמְנ֥וֹן אָחִ֖יהָ וְה֣וּא שֹׁכֵ֑ב וַתִּקַּ֨ח אֶת־ הַבָּצֵ֤ק [ותלוש] (וַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙) וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב לְעֵינָ֔יו וַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖ל הַלְּבִבֽוֹת

וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ	So went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
תָּמָ֗ר	Tamar
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: תָּמָר Sense: widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah.
בֵּ֛ית	house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
אַמְנ֥וֹן	of Amnon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲמִינׄון Sense: oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom.
אָחִ֖יהָ	to her brother
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
וְה֣וּא	and he
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
שֹׁכֵ֑ב	was lying down
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁכַב Sense: to lie down.
וַתִּקַּ֨ח	And she took
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַבָּצֵ֤ק	flour
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּצֵק Sense: dough (unleavened).
[ותלוש]	-
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
(וַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙)	and kneaded [it]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: לוּשׁ Sense: (Qal) to knead (dough).
וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב	and made cakes
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: לָבַב Sense: to ravish, become intelligent, get a mind.
לְעֵינָ֔יו	in his sight
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
וַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖ל	and baked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: בָּשַׁל Sense: to boil, cook, bake, roast, ripen, grow ripe.
הַלְּבִבֽוֹת	the cakes
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: לְבִבָה Sense: cakes, bread.

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