New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 13:23-33

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.

30Now it was while they were on the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870that the reportוְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣הve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53has struckH5221downH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and not oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259of them is leftנוֹתַ֥רno.TarH3498.”

31Then the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,toreוַיִּקְרַ֥עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650were standingנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by with clothesבְגָדִֽים׃ סve.ga.DimH899tornקְרֻעֵ֥יke.ru.'EiH7167.

32JonadabH3082,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimeahשִׁמְעָ֨הshim.'AhH8093,David’sדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251,respondedוַיַּ֡עַן וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH6030 H559, “Do not let my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113supposeיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559they have putH4191to deathH4191allכָּל־kol-H3605the youngהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121,for Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550aloneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905is deadH4191;becauseH3588by theintentפִּ֤יpiH6310of Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53this has beenהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961determinedשׂוּמָ֔הsu.MahH7760sinceH4480the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117that he violatedעַנֹּת֔וֹa.no.ToH6031his sisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

33Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, do not let my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760the reportדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697toheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820,namelyלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121are deadמֵ֑תוּMe.tuH4191,’for onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550is deadמֵֽת׃ פMetH4191.”

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