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2 Samuel 13:6-14

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.

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