New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 13:1-4

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.VidH1732was in loveוַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.haH157with her.

2But Amnonלְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.NonH550wasH6887so frustratedH6887on accountבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668of his sisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559that he madeלְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.LotH2470himself illH2470,forכִּ֥יkiH3588she was a virginבְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.LahH1330, and itseemedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH6381 H5869tooH6381difficultוַיִּפָּלֵא֙vai.yi.pa.Le'H6381to 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.'OdH3966cleverחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

4And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are you, the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,soכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602depressedדַּ֤לdalH1800morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242after morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242?Will you not tellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046me?” So Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I am in loveאֹהֵֽב׃'o.HevH157with Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,the sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269of my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם'av.sha.LomH53.”

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