Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 13:30-35
30While theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992wereוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961on the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,a reportוְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣הve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052reachedבָ֔אָה אֶל־Va.'ah 'el-H935H413Davidדָּוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑רda.Vid le.MorH1732H559: “Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53אֶת־'et-H853has struck downהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259of themis leftנוֹתַ֥רno.TarH3498!”
31Then the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428stood upוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,toreוַיִּקְרַ֥עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776.And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by with their clothesבְגָדִֽים׃ סve.ga.DimH899tornקְרֻעֵ֥יke.ru.'EiH7167.
32But Jonadabיוֹנָדָ֣ב׀yo.na.DavH3122,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of David’sדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251Shimeahשִׁמְעָ֨הshim.'AhH8093,spoke upוַיַּ֡עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030: “My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113אֵ֣ת'etH853must notוַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־vai.Yo.mer 'al-H408H559thinkיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559they have killedהֵמִ֔יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191allכָּל־kol-H3605הַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550is deadמֵ֑תMetH4191.In factכִּֽי־ki-H3588,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53עַל־'al-H5921פִּ֤יpiH6310הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961has planned thisשׂוּמָ֔הsu.MahH7760since the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117Amnon violatedעַנֹּת֔וֹa.no.ToH6031אֵ֖ת'etH853his sisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.
33So nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,do notאַל־'al-H408takeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760toאֶל־'el-H413heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820the report thatדָּבָ֣ר לֵאמֹ֔רda.Var le.MorH1697H559allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428are deadמֵ֑תוּ כִּֽי־Me.tu ki-H4191H3588H518.Onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550is deadמֵֽת׃ פMetH4191.”
34Meanwhile, Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272.When the young manהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288standing watchH6822אֶת־'et-H853looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֞א עֵינָ֔יוvai.yi.Sa' ei.noH5375H5869,he sawH7200וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009manyרַ֜בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971comingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980down the roadH1870west of himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310,along the sideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hillהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.”
35So Jonadabיֽוֹנָדָב֙yo.na.DavH3122saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Lookהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428have arrivedבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935!It is just asכֵּ֥ןkenH3651your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖ הָיָֽה׃'av.de.Kha ha.YahH5650H1961saidכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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