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2 Samuel 13:15-22

15Then Amnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550hatedוַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָvai.yis.na.'E.haH8130Tamarwith such intensityגְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔דge.do.Lah me.'OdH1419 H3966thatכִּ֣יkiH3588his hatredשִׂנְאָה֙ שְׂנֵאָ֔הּsin.'Ah se.ne.'AhH8135 H8130was greater thanגְדוֹלָ֗ה הַשִּׂנְאָה֙ge.do.Lah ha.sin.'AhH1419 H8135אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the loveמֵאַהֲבָ֖הme.'a.ha.VahH160אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he previously hadאֲהֵבָ֑הּ'a.he.VahH157. “Get upק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965!”he saidוַֽיֹּאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to herאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550. “Be goneלֵֽכִי׃Le.khiH1980!”

16“Noאַל־ אוֹדֹ֞ת'al- 'o.DotH408 H182,”she repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “sending me awayלְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִיle.sha.le.Che.niH7971is worsethanמֵאַחֶ֛רֶתme.'a.Che.retH312thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wrongהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have already doneעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973!”But he refusedוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808 H14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085to her.

17Instead, he calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶֽת־'et-H853to his attendantנַעֲרוֹ֙ מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹna.'a.Ro me.Sha.re.ToH5288 H8334and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Throwשִׁלְחוּ־ נָ֥אshil.chu- na'H7971 H4994אֶת־'et-H853thisזֹ֛את מֵעָלַ֖יzot me.'a.LaiH2063 H5921womanoutהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351and boltוּנְעֹ֥לu.ne.'OlH5274the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817behind herאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310!”

18So Amnon’s attendantמְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙me.sha.re.ToH8334threwוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318herאוֹתָ֤הּ'o.TahH853outהַח֔וּץha.ChutzH2351and boltedוְנָעַ֥לve.na.'AlH5274the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817behind herאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310.Now Tamar was wearingוְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙ve.'a.Lei.haH5921a robeכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801of many colorsפַּסִּ֔יםpa.SimH6446,becauseכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֵ֨ןkhenH3651the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428virginהַבְּתוּלֹ֖ת מְעִילִ֑יםha.be.tu.Lot me.'i.LimH1330 H4598daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323woreתִּלְבַּ֧שְׁןָtil.Bash.naH3847.

19And Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559putוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947ashesאֵ֙פֶר֙'e.ferH665onעַל־'al-H5921her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218and toreקָרָ֑עָהka.Ra.'ahH7167הַפַּסִּ֛יםha.pa.SimH6446herאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834robeוּכְתֹ֧נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.And puttingוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760her handיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027onעַל־'al-H5921her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,she went awayH1980crying aloudוְזָעָֽקָה׃ve.za.'A.kahH2199.

20Her brotherאָחִ֗יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to herאֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, “Has your brotherאָחִיךְ֮'a.chiKhH251Amnonהַאֲמִינ֣וֹןha.'a.mi.NonH550beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961with youעִמָּךְ֒'i.moKhH5973?Be quietהַחֲרִ֙ישִׁי֙ha.cha.Ri.shiH2790for nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,my sisterאֲחוֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269.Heה֔וּאHu'H1931is your brotherאָחִ֣יךְ'a.ChikhH251.Do notאַל־'al-H408takeתָּשִׁ֥יתִיta.Shi.tiH7896אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697to heartלִבֵּ֖ךְli.BekhH3820.”So Tamarתָּמָר֙ta.MarH8559livedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427as a desolateוְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔הve.Sho.me.MahH8076woman in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of her brotherאָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.haH251Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

21When Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardשָׁמַ֕עsha.Ma'H8085אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,he was furiousוַיִּ֥חַר מְאֹֽד׃vai.Yi.char me.'OdH2734 H3966.

22And Absalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808said a wordדִבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696toעִם־'im-H5973Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550,either goodט֑וֹבTovH2896or badלְמֵרָ֣ע וְעַד־le.me.Ra' ve.'ad-H7451 H5704,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588heאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53אֶת־'et-H853hatedשָׂנֵ֤אsa.Ne'H8130Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550forעַל־ דְּבַר֙'al- de.VarH5921 H1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834violatingעִנָּ֔ה'i.NahH6031אֵ֖ת'etH853his sisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

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