2 Samuel 13:11 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.`
English 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.
English Amplified
And when she brought them to him, he took hold of her and said, Come lie with me, my sister.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And when she brought them to him, he took hold of her and said, Come lie with me, my sister.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
When she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, “Come sleep with me, my sister!”
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
English EASY 2024
But when she offered the cakes to him, he took hold of her. He said to her, ‘Come here, my sister! Come into bed with me.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
She started to feed Amnon, but he grabbed her hand. He said to her, "Sister, come and sleep with me."
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
English GNT (Good News Translation)
As she offered them to him, he grabbed her and said, “Come to bed with me!”
English God's Word - GW 1995
When she handed it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, Tamar!"
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
When she brought [them] to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, "Come sleep with me, my sister!"
English KJV 1611
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.
English LSB
Then she brought them near to him to eat, but he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
When she brought them close for him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
But when she brought them to him to eat, he seized her and said to her, "Come! Lie with me, my sister!"
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
As she brought them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said to her, “Come on! Get in bed with me, my sister!”
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
She took it to him so he could eat it. But he grabbed hold of her. He said, "My sister, come and have sex with me."
English NIV
But when she took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, "Come to bed with me, my sister."
English NKJ 1982
Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
English NLT
But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, "Come to bed with me, my darling sister."
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
But when she brought them near him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
But as she was standing there before him, he grabbed her and demanded, “Come to bed with me, my darling.“
English Tyndale 1537
and set them before him to eat. And he took her and said unto her, come lie with me my sister.