New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 13:1-14
1Now it was afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֗ןKhenH3651thatAbsalomוּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםu.le.'av.sha.LomH53the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732had a beautifulיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269whose nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559, andAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.haH157her.
2Amnonלְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.NonH550was so frustratedH6887becauseבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668of his sisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559that he madeלְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.LotH2470himself illH2470,for she was a virginבְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.LahH1330,and it seemedH6381hardH6381to Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972to her.
3But Amnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.NonH550had a friendרֵ֗עַRe.a'H7453whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034was JonadabH3082,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhH8093,David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251;and JonadabH3082was a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966shrewdחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.
4He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “O sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are you soכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602depressedדַּ֤לdalH1800morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242after morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242?Will you not tellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046me?” Then Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I am in loveאֹהֵֽב׃'o.HevH157with Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,the sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269of my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם'av.sha.LomH53.”
5Jonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בye.Ho.na.DavH3082then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Lieשְׁכַ֥בshe.KhavH7901downH7901on your bedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904and pretendH2470to be illH2470;when your fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1comesוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935to seeלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir.'o.Te.khaH7200you, sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, ‘Pleaseנָא֩na'H4994let my sisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָמָ֨רta.MarH8559comeתָּ֣בֹאTa.vo'H935and give me somefoodלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899to eatוְתַבְרֵ֣נִיve.tav.Re.niH1262,and let her prepareוְעָשְׂתָ֤הve.'a.se.TahH6213the foodהַבִּרְיָ֔הha.bir.YahH1279in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869,that I may seeאֶרְאֶ֔ה'er.'EhH7200itand eatוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יve.'a.khal.TiH398from her handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.’”
6So Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901and pretendedH2470to be illH2470;when the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to seeלִרְאֹת֗וֹlir.'o.ToH7200him, Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994let my sisterאֲחֹתִ֗י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559comeתָּֽבוֹא־ta.Vo'-H935andmakeוּתְלַבֵּ֤בu.te.la.BevH3823me a coupleשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147of cakesלְבִב֔וֹתle.vi.VotH3834in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869,that I may eatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262from her handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.”
7Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to the houseהַבַּ֣יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004for Tamarתָּמָ֖רta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Goלְכִ֣יle.KhiH1980nowנָ֗אNa'H4994to your brotherאָחִ֔יךְ'a.ChikhH251Amnon’sאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004,and prepareוַעֲשִׂי־va.'a.si-H6213foodהַבִּרְיָֽה׃ha.bir.YahH1279for him.”
8So Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559wentוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to her brotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnon’sאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004,and he was lyingH7901downשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901.And she tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947doughהַבָּצֵ֤קha.ba.TzekH1217,kneadedוַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙va.ta.lo.oshH3888it,madeH3823cakesH3823in his sightלְעֵינָ֔יוle.'ei.NavH5869,and bakedוַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖לva.te.va.ShelH1310the cakesהַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃ha.le.vi.VotH3834.
9She tookוַתִּקַּ֤חva.ti.KachH3947the panהַמַּשְׂרֵת֙ha.mas.RetH4958anddishedוַתִּצֹ֣קva.ti.TzokH3332themout beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, but he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֖ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.And Amnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Have everyoneכָל־ אִישׁ֙khol- 'ishH3605H376goהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318out from me.” So everyoneכָל־ אִ֖ישׁkhol- 'ishH3605H376wentוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out from him.
10Then Amnonאַמְנ֜וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559, “Bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935the foodהַבִּרְיָה֙ha.bir.YahH1279into thebedroomהַחֶ֔דֶרha.che.DerH2315,that I may eatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262from your handמִיָּדֵ֑ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027.”So Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947the cakesהַלְּבִבוֹת֙ha.le.vi.VotH3834whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she had madeעָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213and broughtוַתָּבֵ֛אva.ta.Ve'H935them into the bedroomהֶחָֽדְרָה׃he.Cha.de.rahH2315to her brotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnonלְאַמְנ֥וֹןle.'am.NonH550.
12But she answeredוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559him, “NoH408,my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251,do not violateתְּעַנֵּ֔נִיte.'a.Ne.niH6031me, forsuchH3651a thingH3651is not doneיֵֽעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;do not doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213thisH2088disgracefulהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039thingH5039!
13As for me, whereאָ֤נָה'A.nahH575could IgetH1980ridH1980of my reproachחֶרְפָּתִ֔יcher.pa.TiH2781?And as for you, you will be like oneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of thefoolsהַנְּבָלִ֖יםha.ne.va.LimH5036in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, forhe will not withholdיִמְנָעֵ֖נִיyim.na.'E.niH4513me from you.”
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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