Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 13:1-14

1And it came to pass afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, that Absalomוּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםu.le.'av.sha.LomH53the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732had a fairיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559;and Amnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.haH157her.

2And Amnonלְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.NonH550was so vexedוַיֵּ֨צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334,that he fell sickלְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.LotH2470for his sisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559; for she wasa virginבְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.LahH1330;and Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550thoughtבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869it hardוַיִּפָּלֵא֙vai.yi.pa.Le'H6381for him to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213any thingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972to her.

3But Amnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.NonH550had a friendרֵ֗עַRe.a'H7453,whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasJonadabיֽוֹנָדָ֔בyo.na.DavH3122,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhH8093David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251:and Jonadabוְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בve.Yo.na.DavH3122wasa veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966subtilחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

4And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why art thou, beingthe king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,leanדַּ֤לdalH1800from dayבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to dayבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242?wilt thou not tellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046me? And Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I loveאֹהֵֽב׃'o.HevH157Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,my brotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם'av.sha.LomH53sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269.

5And Jonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בye.Ho.na.DavH3082saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Lay thee downשְׁכַ֥בshe.KhavH7901on thy bedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904,and make thyself sickוְהִתְחָ֑לve.hit.ChalH2470:and when thy fatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1comethוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935to seeלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir.'o.Te.khaH7200thee, sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him, I pray thee, let my sisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָמָ֨רta.MarH8559comeתָּ֣בֹאTa.vo'H935,and giveוְתַבְרֵ֣נִיve.tav.Re.niH1262me meatלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899,and dressוְעָשְׂתָ֤הve.'a.se.TahH6213the meatהַבִּרְיָ֔הha.bir.YahH1279in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869,that I may seeאֶרְאֶ֔ה'er.'EhH7200it,and eatוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יve.'a.khal.TiH398itat her handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

6So Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901,and made himself sickוַיִּתְחָ֑לvai.yit.ChalH2470:and when the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428was comeוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to seeלִרְאֹת֗וֹlir.'o.ToH7200him, Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,I pray thee, let Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559my sisterאֲחֹתִ֗י'a.cho.TiH269comeתָּֽבוֹא־ta.Vo'-H935,and makeוּתְלַבֵּ֤בu.te.la.BevH3823me a coupleשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147of cakesלְבִב֔וֹתle.vi.VotH3834in my sightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869,that I may eatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262at her handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

7Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971homeהַבַּ֣יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004to Tamarתָּמָ֖רta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH3212now to thy brotherאָחִ֔יךְ'a.ChikhH251Amnon’sאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004,and dressוַעֲשִׂי־va.'a.si-H6213him meatהַבִּרְיָֽה׃ha.bir.YahH1279.

8So Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559wentH3212to her brotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnon’sאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004;and he was laid downשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901.And she tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947flourהַבָּצֵ֤קha.ba.TzekH1217,and kneadedוַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙va.ta.lo.oshH3888it,and made cakesוַתְּלַבֵּ֣בva.te.la.BevH3823in his sightלְעֵינָ֔יוle.'ei.NavH5869,and did bakeוַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖לva.te.va.ShelH1310the cakesהַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃ha.le.vi.VotH3834.

9And she tookוַתִּקַּ֤חva.ti.KachH3947a panהַמַּשְׂרֵת֙ha.mas.RetH4958, and poured themoutוַתִּצֹ֣קva.ti.TzokH3332beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him; but he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֖ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398.And Amnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Have outהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318all menאִישׁ֙'ishH376from me. And they went outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from him.

10And Amnonאַמְנ֜וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,Bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935the meatהַבִּרְיָה֙ha.bir.YahH1279into the chamberהַחֶ֔דֶרha.che.DerH2315,that I may eatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262of thine handמִיָּדֵ֑ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027.And Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947the cakesהַלְּבִבוֹת֙ha.le.vi.VotH3834which she had madeעָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213,and broughtוַתָּבֵ֛אva.ta.Ve'H935theminto the chamberהֶחָֽדְרָה׃he.Cha.de.rahH2315to Amnonלְאַמְנ֥וֹןle.'am.NonH550her brotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251.

11And when she had broughtוַתַּגֵּ֥שׁva.ta.GeshH5066themunto him to eatלֶֽאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398,he took holdוַיַּֽחֲזֶק־vai.ya.cha.zek-H2388of her, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Comeבּ֛וֹאִיBo.'iH935lieשִׁכְבִ֥יshikh.ViH7901with me, my sisterאֲחוֹתִֽי׃'a.cho.TiH269.

12And she answeredוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559him, Nay, my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251,do not forceתְּעַנֵּ֔נִיte.'a.Ne.niH6031me; for no such thing oughtכֵ֖ןkhenH3651to be doneיֵֽעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213not thou this follyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

13And I, whither shall I cause my shameחֶרְפָּתִ֔יcher.pa.TiH2781to goH3212?and as for thee, thou shalt be as oneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of the foolsהַנְּבָלִ֖יםha.ne.va.LimH5036in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Now therefore, I pray thee, speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;for he will not withholdיִמְנָעֵ֖נִיyim.na.'E.niH4513me from thee.

14Howbeit he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto her voiceבְּקוֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963:but, being strongerוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388than she, forcedוַיְעַנֶּ֔הָvay.'a.Ne.haH6031her, and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901with her.

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