New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 13:30-35

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.”

34NowAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272. Andthe youngH5288manH5288who was the watchmanH6822raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֔יוei.noH5869and lookedH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,manyרַ֜בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971were comingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980from the roadH1870behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him by the sideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654of the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

35JonadabH3082saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121have comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935;according to your servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651it happenedהָיָֽה׃ha.YahH1961.”

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