When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister!”
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When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister!”
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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.
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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.'
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 13:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 39:11-12 About this time, he went into the house to do his work, and there were none of the men of the house inside. She caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” He left his garment in her hand, and ran outside.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 13:11 And when she had brought [them] unto…
2Sa 13:11 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.
Ver. 11. Come lie with me, my sister.] Os ferreum! how could he have the face to say thus to a sister? But of some men Seneca saith truly, Nolunt solita peccare, et paudet non esse impudentes, they have put off all manhood, and are become dogs, worse than dogs; such were King Agrippa and Bernice, {Act 25:13} son and daughter to that Herod mentioned in Act 12:1, and known to live in detestable incest, saith Josephus.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when she had brought them unto him to…
And when she had brought them unto him to eat,.... Not only into the chamber, but to the side of the bed or couch where he had laid himself, or sat, in a proper position to answer his purpose:
he took hold of her; by the arm, or threw his hands about her:
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and said unto her, come, lie with me, my sister; one would think the relation he observes she stood in to him would have checked him from making so vile a motion.
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