Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 13:28-30

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.

30And it came to pass, while they were in the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,that tidingsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣הve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hath slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221all the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,and there is not oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259of them leftנוֹתַ֥רno.TarH3498.

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