Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 13:7-9

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.

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