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2 Samuel 13:1-20

1Anditcametopassafterthis,thatAbsalomוּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםu.le.'av.sha.LomH53thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732hadafairsisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269,whosenameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559;andAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732lovedH157her.

2AndAmnonלְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.NonH550wassovexedthathefellsickלְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.LotH2470becauseofhissisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559;forshewasavirginבְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.LahH1330;anditseemedhardH6381toAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550todoanythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972untoher.

3ButAmnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.NonH550hadafriendרֵ֗עַRe.a'H7453,whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasJonadabיֽוֹנָדָ֔בyo.na.DavH3122,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhH8093,David’sbrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251:andJonadabוְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בve.Yo.na.DavH3122wasaveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966subtlemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

4AndhesaidH559untohim,Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069,Osonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, art thouthusכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602leanfromdaytoday? wilt thounottellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046me?AndAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559untohim,IloveH157Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalom’ssisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269.

5AndJonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בye.Ho.na.DavH3082saidH559untohim,Layשְׁכַ֥בshe.KhavH7901theedownH7901onthybedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904,andfeign thyselfsickוְהִתְחָ֑לve.hit.ChalH2470:andwhenH834thyfatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1comethtoseeלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir.'o.Te.khaH7200thee,sayH559untohim,Letmysisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָמָ֨רta.MarH8559comeH935,Ipraythee,andgivemebreadH3899toeatוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יve.'a.khal.TiH398,anddressthefoodלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899inmysight,thatImayseeאֶרְאֶ֔ה'er.'EhH7200it,andeatH398itfromherhandמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

6SoAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901,andfeignedhimselfsickוַיִּתְחָ֑לvai.yit.ChalH2470:andwhenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wascomeH935toseeלִרְאֹת֗וֹlir.'o.ToH7200him,Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Letmysisterאֲחֹתִ֗י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559comeH935,Ipraythee,andmakemeacoupleofcakesinmysight,thatImayeatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262fromherhandמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

7ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971hometoTamarתָּמָ֖רta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH7971nowtothybrotherאָחִ֔יךְ'a.ChikhH251Amnon’shouseH1004,anddresshimfoodהַבִּרְיָֽה׃ha.bir.YahH1279.

8SoTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559wenttoherbrotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnon’shouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004;andhewaslaidH7901downשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901.AndshetookH3947doughהַבָּצֵ֤קha.ba.TzekH1217,andkneadedוַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙va.ta.lo.oshH3888it,andmadecakesinhissight,anddid bakethecakes.

9AndshetookH3947thepan,andpouredוַתִּצֹ֣קva.ti.TzokH3332themoutbeforehim;butherefusedH3985toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.AndAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559,HaveoutallmenH376fromme.AndtheywentH3318outeverymanH376fromhim.

10AndAmnonאַמְנ֜וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559untoTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,BringH935thefoodהַבִּרְיָה֙ha.bir.YahH1279intothechamberהַחֶ֔דֶרha.che.DerH2315,thatImayeatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262fromthyhandמִיָּדֵ֑ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027.AndTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559tookH3947thecakeswhichshehadmadeH6213,andbroughtH935themintothechamberהֶחָֽדְרָה׃he.Cha.de.rahH2315toAmnonלְאַמְנ֥וֹןle.'am.NonH550herbrotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251.

11AndwhenshehadbroughtH935themnearuntohimtoeatלֶֽאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398,hetookH2388holdוַיַּֽחֲזֶק־vai.ya.cha.zek-H2388ofher,andsaidH559untoher,Comeבּ֛וֹאִיBo.'iH935,lieשִׁכְבִ֥יshikh.ViH7901withme,mysisterאֲחוֹתִֽי׃'a.cho.TiH269.

12Andsheansweredhim, Nay,mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251,donotforceme;fornosuchthingoughttobedoneinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:donotthouthisfollyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

13AndI, whithershallIcarrymyshame?andasforthee, thou wiltbeתִּהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961asoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259ofthefoolsהַנְּבָלִ֖יםha.ne.va.LimH5036inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,Ipraythee,speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;forhewillnotwithholdיִמְנָעֵ֖נִיyim.na.'E.niH4513mefromthee.

14Howbeithewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14nothearken untohervoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963;butbeingstrongerוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388thanshe,heforcedher,andlayH7901withher.

15ThenAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550hatedוַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָvai.yis.na.'E.haH8130herwithexceedinggreatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419hatredשִׂנְאָה֙sin.'AhH8135;forthehatredהַשִּׂנְאָה֙ha.sin.'AhH8135wherewithhehatedשְׂנֵאָ֔הּse.ne.'AhH8130herwasgreaterגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419thantheloveH157wherewithhehadlovedH157her.AndAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559untoher,AriseH6965,begone.

16AndshesaidH559untohim,Notso,becausethisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wronginputtingmeforthH7971isworseH7451thantheotherמֵאַחֶ֛רֶתme.'a.Che.retH312thatthou didst untome.Buthewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14nothearken untoher.

17ThenhecalledH7121hisservantH5288thatministereduntohim,andsaidH559,Putnowthiswomanoutfromme,andboltthedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817afterher.

18Andshehadagarmentכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801ofdivers colorsuponher;forwithsuchrobesH4598weretheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323thatwerevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֖תha.be.tu.LotH1330apparelled.Thenhisservantמְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙me.sha.re.ToH8334broughtH3318herout,andboltedthedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817afterher.

19AndTamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559putוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760ashesאֵ֙פֶר֙'e.ferH665onherheadרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,andrenthergarmentוּכְתֹ֧נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801ofdivers colorsthatwasonher;andshelaidherhandיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027onherheadרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,andwentH1980herway,cryingH2199aloudasshewentH1980.

20AndAbsalomH53herbrotherאָחִ֗יהָ'a.Chi.haH251saidH559untoher, HathAmnonהַאֲמִינ֣וֹןha.'a.mi.NonH550thybrotherאָחִיךְ֮'a.chiKhH251beenH1961withthee?butnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258holdthy peace,mysisterאֲחוֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269:heisthybrotherאָחִ֣יךְ'a.ChikhH251;takenotthisthingH1697toheartלִבֵּ֖ךְli.BekhH3820.SoTamarתָּמָר֙ta.MarH8559remainedH3427desolateוְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔הve.Sho.me.MahH8076inherbrotherאָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.haH251Absalom’shouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004.

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