Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 13:1-14

1After some timeוַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ןvay.Hi 'a.cha.rei- KhenH1961 H310 H3651,David’sדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550fell in loveוַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.haH157with Tamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559,the beautifulיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269וּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034of David’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Absalomוּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםu.le.'av.sha.LomH53.

2Amnonלְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.NonH550was sickלְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.LotH2470with frustrationוַיֵּ֨צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334overבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668his sisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559,forכִּ֥יkiH3588sheהִ֑יאHi'H1931was a virginבְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.LahH1330,and it seemedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869implausibleוַיִּפָּלֵא֙vai.yi.pa.Le'H6381forאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550himto doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972to her.

3Now Amnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.NonH550had a friendרֵ֗עַRe.a'H7453namedוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034Jonadabיֽוֹנָדָ֔בyo.na.DavH3122,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Shimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhH8093.Jonadabוְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בve.Yo.na.DavH3122was a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966shrewdחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,

4and he askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Amnon, “Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are youאַ֠תָּה'A.tahH859,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,soכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602depressedדַּ֤לdalH1800morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242after morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242?Won’tהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808you tellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046me?”Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550אֶת־'et-H853repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I amאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589in loveאֹהֵֽב׃'o.HevH157with Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם'av.sha.LomH53sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269.”

5Jonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בye.Ho.na.DavH3082toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Lie downשְׁכַ֥בshe.KhavH7901onעַל־'al-H5921your bedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904and pretend you are illוְהִתְחָ֑לve.hit.ChalH2470.When your fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1comesוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935to see youלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir.'o.Te.khaH7200,sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to himאֵלָ֡יו'e.LavH413, ‘Pleaseנָא֩na'H4994let my sisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָמָ֨רta.MarH8559comeתָּ֣בֹאTa.vo'H935and give me somethingוְתַבְרֵ֣נִיve.tav.Re.niH1262to eatלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899.Let her prepareוְעָשְׂתָ֤הve.'a.se.TahH6213itהַבִּרְיָ֔הha.bir.YahH1279in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869אֶת־'et-H853soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I may watch herאֶרְאֶ֔ה'er.'EhH7200and eat itוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יve.'a.khal.TiH398from her handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.’”

6So Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901and feigned illnessוַיִּתְחָ֑לvai.yit.ChalH2470.When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to see himלִרְאֹת֗וֹlir.'o.ToH7200,Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994let my sisterאֲחֹתִ֗י וּתְלַבֵּ֤ב'a.cho.Ti u.te.la.BevH269 H3823Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559comeתָּֽבוֹא־ta.Vo'-H935and make a coupleשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147of cakesלְבִב֔וֹתle.vi.VotH3834in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869,so that I may eatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262from her handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.”

7Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Tamarתָּמָ֖רta.MarH8559at the palaceהַבַּ֣יְתָה לֵאמֹ֑רha.Bay.tah le.MorH1004 H559: “Pleaseנָ֗אNa'H4994goלְכִ֣יle.KhiH1980to the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550your brotherאָחִ֔יךְ'a.ChikhH251and prepareוַעֲשִׂי־va.'a.si-H6213a mealהַבִּרְיָֽה׃ha.bir.YahH1279for him.”

8So Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559wentוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of her brotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550, whoוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was lying downשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901.She tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853some doughהַבָּצֵ֤קha.ba.TzekH1217,kneadedוַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙va.ta.lo.oshH3888it,made cakesוַתְּלַבֵּ֣בva.te.la.BevH3823in his sightלְעֵינָ֔יוle.'ei.NavH5869,and bakedוַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖לva.te.va.ShelH1310אֶת־'et-H853themהַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃ha.le.vi.VotH3834.

9Then she broughtוַתִּקַּ֤חva.ti.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the panהַמַּשְׂרֵת֙ha.mas.RetH4958and set it downוַתִּצֹ֣קva.ti.TzokH3332before himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,but he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֖ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. “Send everyoneכָל־ אִישׁ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔יkhol- 'ish me.'a.LaiH3605 H376 H5921awayהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318!”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Amnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550.And everyoneכָל־ אִ֖ישׁ מֵעָלָֽיו׃khol- 'ish me.'a.LavH3605 H376 H5921went outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318.

10Then Amnonאַמְנ֜וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559, “Bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935the foodהַבִּרְיָה֙ha.bir.YahH1279into the bedroomהַחֶ֔דֶרha.che.DerH2315,so that I may eat itוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262from your handמִיָּדֵ֑ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027.”Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559אֶת־'et-H853tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947the cakesהַלְּבִבוֹת֙ha.le.vi.VotH3834אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she had madeעָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213and wentוַתָּבֵ֛אva.ta.Ve'H935to her brotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnon’sלְאַמְנ֥וֹןle.'am.NonH550bedroomהֶחָֽדְרָה׃he.Cha.de.rahH2315.

11And when she had broughtוַתַּגֵּ֥שׁva.ta.GeshH5066themto himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413to eatלֶֽאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398,he took holdוַיַּֽחֲזֶק־vai.ya.cha.zek-H2388of herand saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeבּ֛וֹאִיBo.'iH935lieשִׁכְבִ֥יshikh.ViH7901with meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973,my sisterאֲחוֹתִֽי׃'a.cho.TiH269!”

12“Noאַל־'al-H408,my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251!”she criedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559. “Do notאַל־'al-H408violate meתְּעַנֵּ֔נִיte.'a.Ne.niH6031,forכִּ֛יkiH3588suchכֵ֖ןkhenH3651a thing should neverלֹא־lo'-H3808be doneיֵֽעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Do notאַֽל־'al-H408doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063disgraceful thingהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039!

13Whereאָ֤נָה'A.nahH575could Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589ever takeאוֹלִיךְ֙'o.liKhH1980אֶת־'et-H853my shameחֶרְפָּתִ֔יcher.pa.TiH2781?And youוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859would beתִּהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961like oneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of the foolsהַנְּבָלִ֖יםha.ne.va.LimH5036in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּה֙be.Yis.ra.'El ve.'a.TahH3478 H6258!Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,forכִּ֛יkiH3588he will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808withhold meיִמְנָעֵ֖נִיyim.na.'E.niH4513from youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480.”

14But Amnon refusedוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808 H14to listen to herלִשְׁמֹ֣עַ בְּקוֹלָ֑הּlish.Mo.a' be.ko.LahH8085 H6963,and being strongerוַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִמֶּ֙נָּה֙vai.ye.che.Zak mi.Me.nahH2388 H4480,he violated herוַיְעַנֶּ֔הָvay.'a.Ne.haH6031and lay withוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901herאֹתָֽהּ׃'o.TahH854.

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