New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 13:15-22
15Then Amnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550hatedוַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָvai.yis.na.'E.haH8130her with a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419hatredשִׂנְאָה֙sin.'AhH8135;for the hatredהַשִּׂנְאָה֙ha.sin.'AhH8135with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hatedשְׂנֵאָ֔הּse.ne.'AhH8130her was greaterגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419thanH4480the loveמֵאַהֲבָ֖הme.'a.ha.VahH160with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had lovedאֲהֵבָ֑הּ'a.he.VahH157her. And Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַֽיֹּאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Getק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965up, goלֵֽכִי׃Le.khiH1980away!”
16But she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Noאַל־'al-H408,becauseאוֹדֹ֞ת'o.DotH182thisH2088wrongH7463in sendingלְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִיle.sha.le.Che.niH7971me awayH7971is greaterהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419thanH4480the otherמֵאַחֶ֛רֶתme.'a.Che.retH312that you have doneעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me!” Yet he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not listenלִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085to her.
17Then he calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his youngנַעֲרוֹ֙na.'a.RoH5288manH5288who attendedמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹme.Sha.re.ToH8334him and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Nowנָ֥אna'H4994throwשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971thisH2088womanH2088out of my presence,and lockוּנְעֹ֥לu.ne.'OlH5274the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817behindאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310her.”
18Now she had on along-sleevedפַּסִּ֔יםpa.SimH6446garmentכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801;for in thisH3651mannerH3651the virginהַבְּתוּלֹ֖תha.be.tu.LotH1330daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323of the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dressedתִּלְבַּ֧שְׁןָtil.Bash.naH3847themselves in robesמְעִילִ֑יםme.'i.LimH4598.Then his attendantמְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙me.sha.re.ToH8334tookוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318her out and lockedוְנָעַ֥לve.na.'AlH5274the doorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817behindאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310her.
19Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559putוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947ashesאֵ֙פֶר֙'e.ferH665on her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218andtoreקָרָ֑עָהka.Ra.'ahH7167herlong-sleevedהַפַּסִּ֛יםha.pa.SimH6446garmentוּכְתֹ֧נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was on her; andshe putוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760her handיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027on her headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218and wentוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980away, cryingH2199aloudH2199as she wentהָל֖וֹךְha.LokhH1980.
20Then Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53her brotherאָחִ֗יהָ'a.Chi.haH251saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Has Amnonהַאֲמִינ֣וֹןha.'a.mi.NonH550your brotherאָחִיךְ֮'a.chiKhH251beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961with you? But nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258keepהַחֲרִ֙ישִׁי֙ha.cha.Ri.shiH2790silentH2790,my sisterאֲחוֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269,he is your brotherאָחִ֣יךְ'a.ChikhH251;do not takeתָּשִׁ֥יתִיta.Shi.tiH7896thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697to heartלִבֵּ֖ךְli.BekhH3820.”So Tamarתָּמָר֙ta.MarH8559remainedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427and was desolateH8074in her brotherאָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.haH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004.
22But Absalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53did not speakדִבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550eitherH5704goodט֑וֹבTovH2896orH5704badלְמֵרָ֣עle.me.Ra'H7451; forAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hatedשָׂנֵ֤אsa.Ne'H8130Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550becauseעַל־ דְּבַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al- de.Var 'a.SherH5921H1697H834he had violatedעִנָּ֔ה'i.NahH6031his sisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.
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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