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2 Samuel 13

1Anditcametopassafterthis,thatAbsalomוּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםu.le.'av.sha.LomH53thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732havingabeautifulיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269,whosenameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559,Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732lovedH157her.

2AndAmnonלְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.NonH550wassovexed,thathefellsickלְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.LotH2470forhissisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559;forshewasavirginבְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.LahH1330;anditseemeddifficultוַיִּפָּלֵא֙vai.yi.pa.Le'H6381forAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550todotheleastthingtoher.

3AndAmnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.NonH550hadafriendרֵ֗עַRe.a'H7453whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasJonadabיֽוֹנָדָ֔בyo.na.DavH3122,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhH8093David'sbrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251;andJonadabוְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בve.Yo.na.DavH3122wasaveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966shrewdmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

4AndhesaidH559tohim,Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069dost thou,theking'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121, get thinnerfrommorningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242tomorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242? Wilt thounottellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046me?AndAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559tohim,IloveH157Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalom'ssisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269.

5AndJonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בye.Ho.na.DavH3082saidH559tohim,Layשְׁכַ֥בshe.KhavH7901theedownH7901onthybedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904andfeign thyselfsickוְהִתְחָ֑לve.hit.ChalH2470;andwhenH834thyfatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1comesוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935toseeלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir.'o.Te.khaH7200thee,sayH559tohim,Ipraythee,letmysisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָמָ֨רta.MarH8559comeתָּ֣בֹאTa.vo'H935,andgivemefoodלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899,anddressthefoodH3899inmysight,thatImayseeאֶרְאֶ֔ה'er.'EhH7200it,andeatוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יve.'a.khal.TiH398itfromherhandמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

6SoAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901andfeignedhimselfsickוַיִּתְחָ֑לvai.yit.ChalH2470;andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameH935toseeלִרְאֹת֗וֹlir.'o.ToH7200him,andAmnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Ipraythee,letTamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559mysisterאֲחֹתִ֗י'a.cho.TiH269comeH935,andmakeacoupleofcakesinmysight,thatImayeatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262fromherhandמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971hometoTamarתָּמָ֖רta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH7971,Ipraythee,tothybrotherאָחִ֔יךְ'a.ChikhH251Amnon'shouseH1004,anddresshimfoodהַבִּרְיָֽה׃ha.bir.YahH1279.

8AndTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559wenttoherbrotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnon'shouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004;andhehadlainH7901downשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901.AndshetookH3947flourandkneadedוַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙va.ta.lo.oshH3888it,andmadecakesinhissight,andbakedthecakes.

9AndshetookH3947thepan,andpouredוַתִּצֹ֣קva.ti.TzokH3332themoutbeforehim;butherefusedH3985toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.AndAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559,PuteverymanH376outfromme.AndtheywentH3318outeverymanH376fromhim.

10AndAmnonאַמְנ֜וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559toTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,BringH935thedishintothechamberהַחֶ֔דֶרha.che.DerH2315,thatImayeatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262ofthyhandמִיָּדֵ֑ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027.AndTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559tookH3947thecakesthatshehadmadeH6213,andbroughtH935themintothechamberהֶחָֽדְרָה׃he.Cha.de.rahH2315toAmnonלְאַמְנ֥וֹןle.'am.NonH550herbrotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251.

11Andshepresentedthemtohimtoeatלֶֽאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398;andhetookH2388holdוַיַּֽחֲזֶק־vai.ya.cha.zek-H2388ofher,andsaidH559toher,Comeבּ֛וֹאִיBo.'iH935,lieשִׁכְבִ֥יshikh.ViH7901withme,mysisterאֲחוֹתִֽי׃'a.cho.TiH269.

12AndshesaidH559tohim,No,mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251,donothumbleme;fornosuchthingisdoneinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:donotthisinfamy.

13AndI, whithershallIcarrymyreproachחֶרְפָּתִ֔יcher.pa.TiH2781?andthou wouldestbeתִּהְיֶ֛הtih.YehH1961asoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259oftheinfamousinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;forhewillnotwithholdיִמְנָעֵ֖נִיyim.na.'E.niH4513mefromthee.

14Buthewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14nothearkentohervoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963,andwasstrongerוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388thanshe,andhumbledherandlayH7901withher.

15AndAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550hatedוַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָvai.yis.na.'E.haH8130herwithanexceedinggreatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419hatredשִׂנְאָה֙sin.'AhH8135,forthehatredהַשִּׂנְאָה֙ha.sin.'AhH8135withwhichhehatedשְׂנֵאָ֔הּse.ne.'AhH8130herwasgreaterגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419thantheloveH157withwhichhehadlovedH157her.AndAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559toher,AriseH6965,begone.

16AndshesaidH559tohim,Thereisnocauseforthisevilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451insendingלְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִיle.sha.le.Che.niH7971meawayH7971, [which]isgreaterהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419thantheotherמֵאַחֶ֛רֶתme.'a.Che.retH312thatthou didsttome.Buthewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14nothearkentoher.

17ThenhecalledH7121hisyoungנַעֲרוֹ֙na.'a.RoH5288manH5288thatattendeduponhim,andsaidH559,Putnowthis[woman]outfromme,andboltthedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817afterher.

18Nowshehadavestofmany coloursuponher;forsoH3651weretheking'sdaughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323thatwerevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֖תha.be.tu.LotH1330apparelled.AndhisattendantbroughtH3318herout,andboltedthedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817afterher.

19AndTamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559putוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760ashesאֵ֙פֶר֙'e.ferH665onherheadרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,andrenthervestofmany colourswhichwasonher,andlaidherhandיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027onherheadרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218,andwentH1980away,cryingH2199outasshewentH1980.

20AndAbsalomH53herbrotherאָחִ֗יהָ'a.Chi.haH251saidH559toher,HasAmnonהַאֲמִינ֣וֹןha.'a.mi.NonH550thybrotherאָחִיךְ֮'a.chiKhH251beenH1961withthee?andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,mysisterאֲחוֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,beH1961still:heisthybrotherאָחִ֣יךְ'a.ChikhH251;takenotthisthingH1697toheartלִבֵּ֖ךְli.BekhH3820.AndTamarתָּמָר֙ta.MarH8559remainedH3427,and[that]desolateוְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔הve.Sho.me.MahH8076,inherbrotherאָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.haH251Absalom'shouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004.

21Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardH8085ofallthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andhewasveryH3966angryH2734.

22AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spokeH1696toAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550neithergoodט֑וֹבTovH2896norbadלְמֵרָ֣עle.me.Ra'H7451;forAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hatedשָׂנֵ֤אsa.Ne'H8130Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550,becausehehadhumbledhissisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

23Anditcametopassaftertwofullyearsלִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםlish.na.Ta.yimH8141,thatAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53hadsheepshearersinBaal-Hazor,whichisbesideEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669;andAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53invitedalltheking'ssonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

24AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,Behold,now, thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650hassheepshearers;letthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ipraythee,andhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650goH935withthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

25Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,No,mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,letusnotallgo, lestwebeburdensometothee.Andheurgedhim,buthewouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14notgo;andheblessedH1288him.

26AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559, Ifnot,Ipraythee,letmybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550gowithus.Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldhegowiththee?

27ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53pressedhim;andheletAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550andalltheking'ssonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121goH7971withhim.

28AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisservantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Mark yenowwhenAmnon'sheartלֵב־lev-H3820ismerrywithwineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,andwhenIsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559toyou,SmiteAmnonH550;thenslayhim,fearH3372not:havenotIcommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you?beH1961courageous,andbeH1961valiant.

29Andtheservantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53didtoAmnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550asAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Thenalltheking'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121aroseH6965,andtheyrodeH7392eachuponhismuleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505andfledH5127.

30AnditcameH935topass,whiletheywereH1961inthewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,thattidingscameH935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hassmittenalltheking'ssonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andthereisnotoneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259ofthemleftH3498.

31Thenthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andrenthisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,andlayH7901ontheearthH776;andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324bywiththeirgarmentsבְגָדִֽים׃ סve.ga.DimH899rent.

32AndJonadabיוֹנָדָ֣ב׀yo.na.DavH3122,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֨הshim.'AhH8093David'sbrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251,answeredandsaidH559,Letnotmylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113supposethattheyhaveslainalltheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288theking'ssonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121;forAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905isdeadH4191;forbytheappointmentofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53thishasbeenH1961determinedfromthedayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117thathehumbledhissisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

33AndnowH6258letnotmylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingH4428takethethingH1697toheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820,tosayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Alltheking'ssonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121aredeadH4191;forAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905isdeadH4191.

34AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53fledH1272.AndtheyoungH5288manH5288thatwatchedliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֔יוei.noH5869andlookedH7200,andbehold,therecameH1980muchH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971fromthewayH1870behindhim,fromthehill-side.

35AndJonadabיֽוֹנָדָב֙yo.na.DavH3122saidH559tothekingH4428,Behold,theking'ssonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935:asthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559,soitis.

36AndassoonashehadendedH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֗רle.da.BerH1696,behold,theking'ssonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121cameH935,andliftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptH1058;andthekingH4428alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650weptH1058veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966bitterly.

37AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledH1272,andwenttoTalmaiתַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiH8526,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmihud,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650.And[David]mournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56forhissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121everydayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

38NowAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledH1272,andwenttoGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650,andwasH1961therethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

39Andkingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732longedtogoלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318forthH3318toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53;forhewascomfortedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162concerningAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550,seeinghewasdeadH4191.

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