Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 13:1-3

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.

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