Study it in the app“Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let Tamar my sister come and give me food to eat, and let her prepare the meal before my eyes, so that I may see it and eat from her hand.’””
Jonadabיְהוֹנָדָבsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Lie downשְׁכַבonעַלyour bedמִשְׁכָּבְךָand pretend to be ill.וְהִתְחָלWhen your fatherוּ אָבִיךָcomesבָאto see you,לִרְאוֹתֶךָsayוְאָמַרְתָּto him,אֵלָיו‘Pleaseנָאlet Tamarתָמָרmy sisterאֲחוֹתִיcomeתָּבֹאand give meוְתַבְרֵנִיfood to eat,לֶחֶםand let her prepareוְעָשְׂתָהthe mealאֶת הַבִּרְיָהbefore my eyes,לְעֵינַיso thatלְמַעַן אֲשֶׁרI may see itאֶרְאֶהand eatוְאָכַלְתִּיfrom her hand.’”מִיָּדָהּ
Jonadab
Jonadab: the long form ("Jehonadab") of the same name as יוֹנָדָב; this translation writes both alike. It means "YHWH is generous".
Where else “yehonadav” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearslie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “shechav” appearsbed
The place in the house for sleeping and resting.
Where else “mishkav” appearsbe sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “hitchal” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reote” appearsTamar
Tamar, the name of three women: Judah's daughter-in-law, the daughter of David, sister of Absalom, and a daughter of Absalom; also a town in the south. It means "palm tree".
Where else “tamar” appearssister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achoti” appearschoose, eat
Choose, select. (The same root can also mean "eat".)
Where else “tavre” appearsfood
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appearsprepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asta” appearsfood
Food, prepared food, especially for someone who is sick.
Where else “birya” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achalti” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears4He said to him, “Why are you so weak, son of the king, morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “Tamar, the sister of Absalom my brother, I love.”
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6Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill, and the king came to see him. Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make two cakes before my eyes, and I will eat from her hand.”
