Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 13:6-14

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.

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