Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 13:1-20

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, thatAbsalomוּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםu.le.'av.sha.LomH53thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732had afairיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559; andAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.haH157herH1961.

2AndAmnonלְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.NonH550wassoH6213vexed that he fellsickלְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.LotH2470becauseH3588of hissisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559; forsheהִ֑יאHi'H1931was avirginבְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.LahH1330; and itseemedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869hardוַיִּפָּלֵא֙vai.yi.pa.Le'H6381toAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550todoH6213anyמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972thingH3588untoherH3588.

3ButAmnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.NonH550had afriendרֵ֗עַRe.a'H7453,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasJonadabיֽוֹנָדָ֔בyo.na.DavH3122, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhH8093David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251: andJonadabוְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בve.Yo.na.DavH3122was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966subtilmanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

4And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069, Osonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, art thouthusכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602lean fromdayבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242todayבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242? wilt thounotהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808tellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046meH5046? AndAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Iloveאֹהֵֽב׃'o.HevH157Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559, mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם'av.sha.LomH53sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269.

5AndJonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בye.Ho.na.DavH3082saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Layשְׁכַ֥בshe.KhavH7901theedownH7901on thybedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904, and feign thyselfsickוְהִתְחָ֑לve.hit.ChalH2470: and when thyfatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1cometh toseeלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir.'o.Te.khaH7200thee,sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him,LetH4994mysisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָמָ֨רta.MarH8559comeH935, IprayH4994thee, andgiveH398meH413breadH3899toeatוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יve.'a.khal.TiH398, and dress thefoodלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899in mysightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869, that I mayseeאֶרְאֶ֔ה'er.'EhH7200it, andeatH398it atherH413handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

6SoH935Amnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901, and feignedhimselfH3027sickוַיִּתְחָ֑לvai.yit.ChalH2470: and when thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wascomeH935toseeלִרְאֹת֗וֹlir.'o.ToH7200him,Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,LetH4994mysisterאֲחֹתִ֗י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559comeH935, IprayH4994thee, andmakeH7200meH413acoupleשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ofcakesלְבִב֔וֹתle.vi.VotH3834in mysightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869, that I mayeatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262atherH413handמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

7ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971homeהַבַּ֣יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004toTamarתָּמָ֖רta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH7971nowנָ֗אNa'H4994to thybrotherאָחִ֔יךְ'a.ChikhH251Amnon’sאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004, and dress himfoodהַבִּרְיָֽה׃ha.bir.YahH1279.

8SoH3947Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559wentH1004toherH3947brotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnon’sאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004; and he waslaidH7901downשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901. Andsheוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931tookH3947doughהַבָּצֵ֤קha.ba.TzekH1217, andkneadedוַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙va.ta.lo.oshH3888it, andmadeH3947cakesH3834in hissightלְעֵינָ֔יוle.'ei.NavH5869, and did bake thecakesH3834.

9AndsheH6440tookוַתִּקַּ֤חva.ti.KachH3947thepanהַמַּשְׂרֵת֙ha.mas.RetH4958, andpouredוַתִּצֹ֣קva.ti.TzokH3332themoutH3318beforeH6440him; but herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֖ןvay.ma.'EnH3985toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. AndAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, HaveoutH3318allכָל־khol-H3605menאִישׁ֙'ishH376frommeH6440. And theywentH3318outH3318everyכָל־khol-H3605manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from him.

10AndAmnonאַמְנ֜וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,Bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935thefoodהַבִּרְיָה֙ha.bir.YahH1279intoH413thechamberהַחֶ֔דֶרha.che.DerH2315, that I mayeatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262of thinehandמִיָּדֵ֑ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027. AndTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947thecakesהַלְּבִבוֹת֙ha.le.vi.VotH3834whichH834sheH834hadmadeעָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213, andbroughtוַתָּבֵ֛אva.ta.Ve'H935themintoH413thechamberהֶחָֽדְרָה׃he.Cha.de.rahH2315toAmnonלְאַמְנ֥וֹןle.'am.NonH550herH413brotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251.

11And whensheH7901hadbroughtH935themnearוַתַּגֵּ֥שׁva.ta.GeshH5066unto him toeatלֶֽאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398, hetookH2388holdוַיַּֽחֲזֶק־vai.ya.cha.zek-H2388ofherH413, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,Comeבּ֛וֹאִיBo.'iH935lieשִׁכְבִ֥יshikh.ViH7901withmeH413, mysisterאֲחוֹתִֽי׃'a.cho.TiH269.

12Andsheכִּ֛יkiH3588answeredוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559him, Nay, mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251,doH6213notH3808forcemeH3808; fornoH3808suchכֵ֖ןkhenH3651thingH5039ought to bedoneH6213inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:doH6213notH3808thou thisfollyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

13And I, whither shall I carry myshameחֶרְפָּתִ֔יcher.pa.TiH2781? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of thefoolsהַנְּבָלִ֖יםha.ne.va.LimH5036inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; for he willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808withholdיִמְנָעֵ֖נִיyim.na.'E.niH4513meאֶל־'el-H413from thee.

14Howbeit he wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearken untoherH8085voiceבְּקוֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963: but beingstrongerוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388thanמִמֶּ֙נָּה֙mi.Me.nahH4480sheH7901, he forcedherH8085, andlayH7901withherH8085.

15ThenAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550hatedוַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָvai.yis.na.'E.haH8130herH559withexceedingמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419hatredשִׂנְאָה֙sin.'AhH8135; for thehatredהַשִּׂנְאָה֙ha.sin.'AhH8135wherewith hehatedשְׂנֵאָ֔הּse.ne.'AhH8130herH559wasgreaterגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419thanH1419theloveH157wherewith he hadlovedH157herH559. AndAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550saidH559untoherH559,Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965, be gone.

16AndsheH834saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,NotH3808soעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213,becauseH834thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419wrongH7451inputtingH7971meH7971forthH7971isworseH7451thanH3808theotherמֵאַחֶ֛רֶתme.'a.Che.retH312that thou didst untomeH7971. But he wouldnotH3808hearken untoherH7971.

17Then hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisservantנַעֲרוֹ֙na.'a.RoH5288thatministeredמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹme.Sha.re.ToH8334unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,PutH7971nowH4994this womanoutH7971frommeH4994, and bolt thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817afterאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310herH7971.

18Andsheכִּי֩kiH3588had agarmentכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801of divers coloursuponH5921herH5921: for withsuchכֵ֨ןkhenH3651robesמְעִילִ֑יםme.'i.LimH4598were theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323that werevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֖תha.be.tu.LotH1330apparelled. Then hisservantמְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙me.sha.re.ToH8334broughtH3318herH5921outH3318, and bolted thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817afterאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310herH5921.

19AndTamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559putוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760ashesאֵ֙פֶר֙'e.ferH665onherH3947headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218, and rentherH3947garmentוּכְתֹ֧נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801of divers colours that was onherH3947; andsheH834laidH7760herH3947handיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027onherH3947headרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218, andwentH1980herH3947wayH1980,cryingH2199aloudH2199assheH834wentH1980.

20AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53herH413brotherאָחִ֗יהָ'a.Chi.haH251saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413, HathAmnonהַאֲמִינ֣וֹןha.'a.mi.NonH550thybrotherאָחִיךְ֮'a.chiKhH251been with thee? butnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258holdתָּשִׁ֥יתִיta.Shi.tiH7896thy peace, mysisterאֲחוֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269: he is thybrotherאָחִ֣יךְ'a.ChikhH251;takeH1961notאַל־'al-H408thisthingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697toheartלִבֵּ֖ךְli.BekhH3820.SoH1961Tamarתָּמָר֙ta.MarH8559remainedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427desolateוְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔הve.Sho.me.MahH8076inherH413brotherאָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.haH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004.

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