New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 13:23-29

23Now it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about after two fullיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117yearsלִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםlish.na.Ta.yimH8141that Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53hadוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961sheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙go.ze.ZimH1494in Baal-hazorH1178,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is nearעִם־'im-H5973Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

24Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֥אna'H4994,your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650has sheepshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494;pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980with your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.”

25But the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “NoH408,my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,we should not allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605goנֵלֵךְ֙ne.leKhH1980,for we will be burdensomeנִכְבַּ֖דnikh.BadH3513to you.” Although heurgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, he wouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14not goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,but blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.

26ThenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “If not, pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980with us.” And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should he goיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980with you?”

27But when Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, he letH7971Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550and allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121goH7971with him.

28Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his servantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Seeרְא֣וּre.'UH7200nowנָ֠אna'H4994,when Amnon’sאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550heartלֵב־lev-H3820is merryכְּט֨וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,and when I sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559to you, ‘Strikeהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221Amnonאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550,’then putH4191him to deathH4191.Do not fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372;have not I myselfאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you? Be courageousחִזְק֖וּchiz.KuH2388and bevaliantלִבְנֵי־ חָֽיִל׃liv.nei- Cha.yilH1121 H2428.”

29The servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288of Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213to Amnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550justH3512as Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ׀vai.ya.Ku.muH6965and eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376mountedוַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּvai.yir.ke.VuH7392his muleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505and fledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

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