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2 Samuel 13:3-5

3But Amnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.NonH550had a friendרֵ֗עַRe.a'H7453,whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasJonadabיֽוֹנָדָ֔בyo.na.DavH3122,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhH8093David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251:and Jonadabוְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בve.Yo.na.DavH3122wasa veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966subtilחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

4And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why art thou, beingthe king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,leanדַּ֤לdalH1800from dayבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to dayבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242?wilt thou not tellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046me? And Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I loveאֹהֵֽב׃'o.HevH157Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם'av.sha.LomH53sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269.

5And Jonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בye.Ho.na.DavH3082saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Lay thee downשְׁכַ֥בshe.KhavH7901on thy bedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904,and make thyself sickוְהִתְחָ֑לve.hit.ChalH2470:and when thy fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1comethוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935to seeלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir.'o.Te.khaH7200thee, sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, I pray thee, let my sisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָמָ֨רta.MarH8559comeתָּ֣בֹאTa.vo'H935,and giveוְתַבְרֵ֣נִיve.tav.Re.niH1262me meatלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899,and dressוְעָשְׂתָ֤הve.'a.se.TahH6213the meatהַבִּרְיָ֔הha.bir.YahH1279in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869,that I may seeאֶרְאֶ֔ה'er.'EhH7200it,and eatוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יve.'a.khal.TiH398itat her handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

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