Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 13:6-8

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.

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