Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 13:1-4

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.”

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