Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 13:15-22

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.

21But whenkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardשָׁמַ֕עsha.Ma'H8085ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, he wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966wroth.

22AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spake untoAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550neitherH3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896norH3808badלְמֵרָ֣עle.me.Ra'H7451: forAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hatedשָׂנֵ֤אsa.Ne'H8130Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he had forced hissisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

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