New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 13:1-3

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.

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