Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 13:20-38

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.

23And itcameH1961topassH1961afterH1961twoyearsלִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםlish.na.Ta.yimH8141, thatAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53hadsheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙go.ze.ZimH1494inBaal-hazorH1178,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isbesideעִם־'im-H5973Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: andAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121allלְכָל־le.kholH3605theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

24AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53cameH935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowH4994, thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650hathsheepshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494;letH4994thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, IprayH4994thee, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650goH935with thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

25And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Nay, mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,letH4994usH4994notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605goH4994, lestweH4994beburdensomeנִכְבַּ֖דnikh.BadH3513unto thee. And hepressedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him: howbeit he wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808goH4994, butblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.

26Thensaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Ifnotוָלֹ֕אva.Lo'H3808, IprayH4994thee,letH4994mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goH4994withusH4994. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should hegoH4994with thee?

27ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53pressedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, that heletH7971Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550andallכָּל־kol-H3605theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121goH7971with him.

28AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisservantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Mark yenowנָ֠אna'H4994, whenAmnon’sאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550heartלֵב־lev-H3820is merry withwineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196; and when Isayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559untoyouH3588,smiteהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221Amnonאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550, thenkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םva.ha.mi.TemH4191him,fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372notH3808: havenotH3808Icommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youH3588? becourageousחִזְק֖וּchiz.KuH2388, and bevaliantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

29And theservantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213untoAmnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550asAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680. ThenallH3605theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121aroseH6965, andeveryH3605manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376gat himupH6965uponעַל־'al-H5921hismuleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505, andfledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

30And itcameH935topassH935,whileוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961they were in thewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870, that thetidingsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣הve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameH935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hathslainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, and there isnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808one of themleftנוֹתַ֥רno.TarH3498.

31Then thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and rent hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by with theirclothesבְגָדִֽים׃ סve.ga.DimH899rent.

32AndJonadabיוֹנָדָ֣ב׀yo.na.DavH3122, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֨הshim.'AhH8093David’sדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251,answeredוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559andsaidיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559,LetH408notH408mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113supposeH3588that they havekilledהֵמִ֔יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191allכָּל־kol-H3605theyoungהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121; forAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905isdeadמֵ֑תMetH4191: for by the appointment ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53this hath beendeterminedשׂוּמָ֔הsu.MahH7760from thedayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117that he forced hissisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

33Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeletH408notH408mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760thethingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697to hisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820, tothinkH3820thatallכָּל־kol-H3605theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121aredeadמֵ֑תוּMe.tuH4191: forAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905isdeadמֵֽת׃ פMetH4191.

34ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272. And theyoungH5288manH5288that kept thewatchH6822liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֔יוei.noH5869, andlookedH7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, therecameהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980muchרַ֜בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971by thewayH1870of thehillהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022sideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

35AndJonadabיֽוֹנָדָב֙yo.na.DavH3122saidH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121arecomeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935: as thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651it is.

36And itcameH935topassH935, as soon as he hadmadeH1696anendכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּ֗רle.da.BerH1696, that,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121cameH935, andliftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963, andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058: and thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428also andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650weptבָּכ֕וּba.KhuH1058veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966sore.

37ButAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272, andwentאֶל־'el-H413toTalmaiתַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiH8526thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihur,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650. AndDavidH3117mournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121everyכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

38SoH1961Absalomוְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֖חba.RachH1272, andwentH1961toGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650, and was therethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

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