Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 13:22-29

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.

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