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2 Samuel 13:20-38

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.

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