New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 13:20-38
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 wasH8074isolatedH8074in her brotherאָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.haH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004.
22But Absalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53did not speakדִבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696with Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550eitherוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704goodט֑וֹבTovH2896orH4480badלְמֵרָ֣עle.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.
23Now it cameH1961aboutH1961after two fullיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117yearsלִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםlish.na.Ta.yimH8141that Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53hadH1961sheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙go.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.NeiH1121to celebrate.
24And Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'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;may the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994goיֵֽלֶךְ־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,so that we will not beH3513aH3513burdenH3513to you.” Though he urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, he wouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14not goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980;but he blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.
26ThenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “If not, pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994have my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980with us.” But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should he goיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980with you?”
28Then Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his servantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Seeרְא֣וּre.'UH7200nowנָ֠אna'H4994,when Amnon’sאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550heartלֵב־lev-H3820is cheerfulכְּט֨וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,and I sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559to you, ‘Strikeהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221Amnonאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550,’then putH4191him toH4191deathH4191.Do not fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372;have I not commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you myselfאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595?BeH2388courageousH2388and bevaliantלִבְנֵי־ חָֽיִל׃liv.nei- Cha.yilH1121H2428.”
29And the servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288of Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213to Amnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550justH3512asH3512Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121gotH6965upH6965and 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 struckH5221andH5221killedH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and not oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259of them is leftנוֹתַ֥רno.TarH3498.”
31Then the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428stoodH6965upH6965,toreוַיִּקְרַ֥עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.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.
32And JonadabH3082,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimeahשִׁמְעָ֨הshim.'AhH8093,David’sדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251,respondedוַיַּ֡עַן וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH6030H559, “Let my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113notassumeיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559that they have putH4191toH4191deathH4191allכָּל־kol-H3605the youngהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121,for onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550is deadH4191;becauseH3588this has beenהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961setH7760upH7760by theintentפִּ֤יpiH6310of Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sinceH4480the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117that he violatedעַנֹּת֔וֹa.no.ToH6031his sisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.
33So nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,may my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nottakeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760the reportדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697toheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820,claimingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121are deadמֵ֑תוּMe.tuH4191’;but 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.
35And JonadabH3082saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121have comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935;soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651it has happenedהָיָֽה׃ha.YahH1961according to your servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.”
36As soon as he had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֗רle.da.BerH1696,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935and raisedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058;and the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571weptבָּכ֕וּba.KhuH1058veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966profuselyבְּכִ֖י גָּד֥וֹלbe.Khi ga.DolH1419H1065.
37NowAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53had fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272and goneוַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toTalmaiתַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiH8526the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיה֖וּדa.mi.churH5989,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650. And Davidmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121everyכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
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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