Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 13:6-29
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.BevH269H3823Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.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.MorH1004H559: “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.LaiH3605H376H5921awayהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318!”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Amnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550.And everyoneכָל־ אִ֖ישׁ מֵעָלָֽיו׃khol- 'ish me.'a.LavH3605H376H5921went 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.
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.TahH3478H6258!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.VahH3808H14to listen to herלִשְׁמֹ֣עַ בְּקוֹלָ֑הּlish.Mo.a' be.ko.LahH8085H6963,and being strongerוַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִמֶּ֙נָּה֙vai.ye.che.Zak mi.Me.nahH2388H4480,he violated herוַיְעַנֶּ֔הָvay.'a.Ne.haH6031and lay withוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901herאֹתָֽהּ׃'o.TahH854.
15Then Amnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550hatedוַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָvai.yis.na.'E.haH8130Tamarwith such intensityגְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔דge.do.Lah me.'OdH1419H3966thatכִּ֣יkiH3588his hatredשִׂנְאָה֙ שְׂנֵאָ֔הּsin.'Ah se.ne.'AhH8135H8130was greater thanגְדוֹלָ֗ה הַשִּׂנְאָה֙ge.do.Lah ha.sin.'AhH1419H8135אֲשֶׁ֣ר'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.DotH408H182,”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.VahH3808H14to listenלִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085to her.
17Instead, he calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶֽת־'et-H853to his attendantנַעֲרוֹ֙ מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹna.'a.Ro me.Sha.re.ToH5288H8334and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Throwשִׁלְחוּ־ נָ֥אshil.chu- na'H7971H4994אֶת־'et-H853thisזֹ֛את מֵעָלַ֖יzot me.'a.LaiH2063H5921womanoutהַח֑וּצָהha.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.LimH1330H4598daughtersבְנוֹת־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.
22And Absalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808said a wordדִבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696toעִם־'im-H5973Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550,either goodט֑וֹבTovH2896or badלְמֵרָ֣ע וְעַד־le.me.Ra' ve.'ad-H7451H5704,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588heאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53אֶת־'et-H853hatedשָׂנֵ֤אsa.Ne'H8130Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550forעַל־ דְּבַר֙'al- de.VarH5921H1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834violatingעִנָּ֔ה'i.NahH6031אֵ֖ת'etH853his sisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.
23Two years laterוַֽיְהִי֙ לִשְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֔יםvay.Hi lish.na.Ta.yim ya.MimH8141H3117H1961,when Absalom’sלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53sheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙ בְּבַ֥עַלgo.ze.Zim be.Va.'alH1178H1494wereוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961at Baal-hazorחָצ֖וֹרcha.TzorH1178אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nearעִם־'im-H5973Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, heאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
24And heאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650has justהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009נָ֥אna'H4994hired shearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494.Will the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994comeיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980withעִם־'im-H5973meעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650?”
25“Noאַל־'al-H408,my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,”the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “we should notאַל־ נָ֤א'al- na'H408H4994allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605goנֵלֵךְ֙ne.leKhH1980,orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808we would be a burdenנִכְבַּ֖דnikh.BadH3513to youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.”Although Absalom urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him,he was notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808willingאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,but gave him his blessingוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288.
26“If notוָלֹ֕אva.Lo'H3808,”saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980with usאִתָּ֖נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854.” “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should he goיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?”the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
28Now Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶת־'et-H853had orderedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his young menנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Watchרְא֣וּre.'UH7200Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550untilנָ֠אna'H4994his heartלֵב־lev-H3820is merryכְּט֨וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,and when I orderוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413to strikeהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Amnon downאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550,you are to kill himוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םva.ha.mi.TemH4191אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372.Haveכִּ֤יkiH3588Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595notהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853?Be courageousחִזְק֖וּchiz.KuH2388andוִהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961לִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121valiantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428!”
29So Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53young menנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213to Amnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had orderedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the othersonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּha.Me.lekh vai.yir.ke.VuH4428H7392got upוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ׀vai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and each oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376fledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127onעַל־'al-H5921his muleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505.
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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