Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 13:23-29

23And it came to pass after two fullיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117yearsלִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםlish.na.Ta.yimH8141,that Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53had sheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙go.ze.ZimH1494in Baal–hazorH1178, which isbeside Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:and Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

24And Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold now, thy servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650hath sheepshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494;letH3212the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I beseech thee, and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650goH3212with thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

25And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,Nay, my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,let us not all now goH3212,lest we be chargeableנִכְבַּ֖דnikh.BadH3513unto thee. And he pressedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him: howbeit he wouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14not goH3212,but blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.

26Then saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,If not, I pray thee, let my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goH3212with us. And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why should he goH3212with thee?

27But Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53pressedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, that he let Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550and all the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121goוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971with him.

28Now Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his servantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Markרְא֣וּre.'UH7200ye now when Amnon’sאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550heartלֵב־lev-H3820is merryH2896with wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,and when I sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559unto you, Smiteהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221Amnonאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550;then killוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םva.ha.mi.TemH4191him, fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: have not I commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you? be courageousחִזְק֖וּchiz.KuH2388,and be valiantלִבְנֵי־ חָֽיִל׃liv.nei- Cha.yilH2428 H1121.

29And the servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288of Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213unto Amnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550as Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Then all the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ׀vai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376gat him upוַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּvai.yir.ke.VuH7392upon his muleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505,and fledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

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