Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 13

1And it came to passafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, thatAbsalomוּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםu.le.'av.sha.LomH53thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732had afairיָפָ֖הya.FahH3303sisterאָח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269, whosenameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559; andAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.haH157her.

2AndAmnonלְאַמְנ֜וֹןle.'am.NonH550was sovexedוַיֵּ֨צֶרvai.Ye.tzerH3334, that he fellsickלְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹתle.hit.cha.LotH2470for hissisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559; for she was avirginבְתוּלָ֖הve.tu.LahH1330; andAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550thoughtבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ithardוַיִּפָּלֵא֙vai.yi.pa.Le'H6381for him todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972to her.

3ButAmnonוּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.NonH550had afriendרֵ֗עַRe.a'H7453, whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasJonadabיֽוֹנָדָ֔בyo.na.DavH3122, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhH8093David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251: andJonadabוְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בve.Yo.na.DavH3122was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966subtilחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

4And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why art thou, being theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,piningדַּ֤לdalH1800fromdayבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242todayבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242? wilt thou nottellתַּגִּ֣ידta.GidH5046me? AndAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Iloveאֹהֵֽב׃'o.HevH157Tamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559, mybrotherאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם'av.sha.LomH53sisterאֲח֛וֹת'a.ChotH269.

5AndJonadabיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בye.Ho.na.DavH3082saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Lay theedownשְׁכַ֥בshe.KhavH7901on thybedמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖mish.ka.ve.KhaH4904, and pretend that thou artsickוְהִתְחָ֑לve.hit.ChalH2470: and when thyfatherאָבִ֣יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1comethוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935toseeלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָlir.'o.Te.khaH7200thee,sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, I pray thee, let mysisterאֲחוֹתִ֜י'a.cho.TiH269Tamarתָמָ֨רta.MarH8559comeתָּ֣בֹאTa.vo'H935, andgiveוְתַבְרֵ֣נִיve.tav.Re.niH1262mefoodלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899, andprepareוְעָשְׂתָ֤הve.'a.se.TahH6213thefoodהַבִּרְיָ֔הha.bir.YahH1279in mysightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869, that I mayseeאֶרְאֶ֔ה'er.'EhH7200it, andeatוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יve.'a.khal.TiH398it at herhandמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

6SoAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550laydownוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901, and pretended that he wassickוַיִּתְחָ֑לvai.yit.ChalH2470: and when thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toseeלִרְאֹת֗וֹlir.'o.ToH7200him,Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, I pray thee, letTamarתָּמָ֣רta.MarH8559mysisterאֲחֹתִ֗י'a.cho.TiH269comeתָּֽבוֹא־ta.Vo'-H935, andmakeוּתְלַבֵּ֤בu.te.la.BevH3823for me acoupleשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ofcakesלְבִב֔וֹתle.vi.VotH3834in mysightלְעֵינַי֙le.'ei.NaiH5869, that I mayeatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262at herhandמִיָּדָֽהּ׃mi.ya.DahH3027.

7ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971homeהַבַּ֣יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004toTamarתָּמָ֖רta.MarH8559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,GoH3212now to thybrotherאָחִ֔יךְ'a.ChikhH251Amnon’sאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004, andprepareוַעֲשִׂי־va.'a.si-H6213amealהַבִּרְיָֽה׃ha.bir.YahH1279for him.

8SoTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559wentH3212to herbrotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251Amnon’sאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004; and he was laiddownשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901. And shetookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947flourהַבָּצֵ֤קha.ba.TzekH1217, andkneadedוַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙va.ta.lo.oshH3888it, and madecakesוַתְּלַבֵּ֣בva.te.la.BevH3823in hissightלְעֵינָ֔יוle.'ei.NavH5869, andbakedוַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖לva.te.va.ShelH1310thecakesהַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃ha.le.vi.VotH3834.

9And shetookוַתִּקַּ֤חva.ti.KachH3947apanהַמַּשְׂרֵת֙ha.mas.RetH4958, and poured themoutוַתִּצֹ֣קva.ti.TzokH3332beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him; but herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֖ןvay.ma.'EnH3985toeatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398. AndAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Sendoutהוֹצִ֤יאוּho.Tzi.'uH3318allmenאִישׁ֙'ishH376from me. And they wentoutוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from him.

10AndAmnonאַמְנ֜וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559,Bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935thefoodהַבִּרְיָה֙ha.bir.YahH1279into thechamberהַחֶ֔דֶרha.che.DerH2315, that I mayeatוְאֶבְרֶ֖הve.'ev.RehH1262from thyhandמִיָּדֵ֑ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027. AndTamarתָּמָ֗רta.MarH8559tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947thecakesהַלְּבִבוֹת֙ha.le.vi.VotH3834which she hadmadeעָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213, andbroughtוַתָּבֵ֛אva.ta.Ve'H935them into thechamberהֶחָֽדְרָה׃he.Cha.de.rahH2315toAmnonלְאַמְנ֥וֹןle.'am.NonH550herbrotherאָחִ֖יהָ'a.Chi.haH251.

11And when she hadbroughtוַתַּגֵּ֥שׁva.ta.GeshH5066them to him toeatלֶֽאֱכֹ֑לle.'e.KholH398, he tookholdוַיַּֽחֲזֶק־vai.ya.cha.zek-H2388of her, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Comeבּ֛וֹאִיBo.'iH935lieשִׁכְבִ֥יshikh.ViH7901with me, mysisterאֲחוֹתִֽי׃'a.cho.TiH269.

12And sheansweredוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559him, Nay, mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251, do notforceתְּעַנֵּ֔נִיte.'a.Ne.niH6031me; for no such thingoughtכֵ֖ןkhenH3651to bedoneיֵֽעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213not thou thisfollyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.

13And I, where shall I cause myshameחֶרְפָּתִ֔יcher.pa.TiH2781togoH3212? and as for thee, thou shalt be asoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of thefoolsהַנְּבָלִ֖יםha.ne.va.LimH5036inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. Now therefore, I pray thee,speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; for he will notwithholdיִמְנָעֵ֖נִיyim.na.'E.niH4513me from thee.

14However hewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14nothearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to hervoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑הּbe.ko.LahH6963: but, beingstrongerוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388than she,forcedוַיְעַנֶּ֔הָvay.'a.Ne.haH6031her, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901with her.

15ThenAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550hatedוַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָvai.yis.na.'E.haH8130herexceedinglyגְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔דge.do.Lah me.'OdH3966 H1419; so that thehatredH8135with which hehatedשְׂנֵאָ֔הּse.ne.'AhH8130her wasgreaterגְדוֹלָ֗הge.do.LahH1419than theloveמֵאַהֲבָ֖הme.'a.ha.VahH160with which he hadlovedאֲהֵבָ֑הּ'a.he.VahH157her. AndAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550saidוַֽיֹּאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her,Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965, begoneH3212.

16And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, There is nocauseאוֹדֹ֞ת'o.DotH182: thisevilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451in sending meawayלְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִיle.sha.le.Che.niH7971isgreaterהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419than theotherמֵאַחֶ֛רֶתme.'a.Che.retH312that thoudidstעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to me. But hewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14nothearkenלִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085to her.

17Then hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisservantנַעֲרוֹ֙na.'a.RoH5288thatministeredמְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹme.Sha.re.ToH8334to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Putשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971now this womanoutהַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351from me, andboltוּנְעֹ֥לu.ne.'OlH5274thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817afterאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310her.

18And she had agarmentכְּתֹ֣נֶתke.To.netH3801of manycoloursפַּסִּ֔יםpa.SimH6446upon her: for with suchrobesמְעִילִ֑יםme.'i.LimH4598were theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428daughtersבְנוֹת־ve.not-H1323that werevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֖תha.be.tu.LotH1330apparelledתִּלְבַּ֧שְׁןָtil.Bash.naH3847. Then hisservantמְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙me.sha.re.ToH8334broughtוַיֹּצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318heroutהַח֔וּץha.ChutzH2351, andboltedוְנָעַ֥לve.na.'AlH5274thedoorהַדֶּ֖לֶתha.De.letH1817afterאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃'a.cha.Rei.haH310her.

19AndTamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559putוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947ashesאֵ֙פֶר֙'e.ferH665on herheadרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218, andtoreקָרָ֑עָהka.Ra.'ahH7167hergarmentוּכְתֹ֧נֶתu.khe.To.netH3801of manycoloursהַפַּסִּ֛יםha.pa.SimH6446that was on her, andlaidוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760herhandיָדָהּ֙ya.DahH3027on herheadרֹאשָׁ֔הּro.ShahH7218, andwentH3212onH1980cryingוְזָעָֽקָה׃ve.za.'A.kahH2199.

20AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53herbrotherאָחִ֗יהָ'a.Chi.haH251saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, HathAmnonהַאֲמִינ֣וֹןha.'a.mi.NonH550thybrotherאָחִיךְ֮'a.chiKhH251been with thee? but hold now thypeaceהַחֲרִ֙ישִׁי֙ha.cha.Ri.shiH2790, mysisterאֲחוֹתִ֤י'a.cho.TiH269: he is thybrotherאָחִ֣יךְ'a.ChikhH251;regardתָּשִׁ֥יתִי לִבֵּ֖ךְta.Shi.ti li.BekhH7896 H3820not thisthingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697. SoTamarתָּמָר֙ta.MarH8559remainedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427desolateH8074in herbrotherאָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.haH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004.

21But whenkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardשָׁמַ֕עsha.Ma'H8085of all thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, he wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.

22AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53spokeדִבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to his brotherAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550neithergoodט֑וֹבTovH2896norbadלְמֵרָ֣עle.me.Ra'H7451: forAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hatedשָׂנֵ֤אsa.Ne'H8130Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550,becauseדְּבַר֙de.VarH1697he hadforcedעִנָּ֔ה'i.NahH6031hissisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ פ'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

23And it came to pass after twofullיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117yearsלִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםlish.na.Ta.yimH8141, thatAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53hadsheepshearersגֹֽזְזִים֙go.ze.ZimH1494inBaalhazorH1178, which is besideEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: andAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121all theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

24AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold now, thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650hathsheepshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494;letH3212thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, I beseech thee, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650goH3212with thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

25And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Nay, mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121, let us not all nowgoH3212, lest we beburdensomeנִכְבַּ֖דnikh.BadH3513to thee. And hepressedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him: yet hewouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14notgoH3212, butblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288him.

26Thensaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, If not, I pray thee, let mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goH3212with us. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why should hegoH3212with thee?

27ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53pressedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him, that he should letAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550and all theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121goוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971with him.

28NowAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hadcommandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisservantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Markרְא֣וּre.'UH7200ye now whenAmnon’sאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550heartלֵב־lev-H3820ismerryH2896withwineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196, and when Isayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559to you,Smiteהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221Amnonאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550; thenkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םva.ha.mi.TemH4191him,fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: have I notcommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you? becourageousחִזְק֖וּchiz.KuH2388, and bevaliantלִבְנֵי־ חָֽיִל׃liv.nei- Cha.yilH1121 H2428.

29And theservantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213toAmnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550asAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680. Then all theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ׀vai.ya.Ku.muH6965, and everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376rodeוַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּvai.yir.ke.VuH7392upon hismuleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505, andfledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

30And it came to pass, while they were in thewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870, that thereportוְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣הve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hathslainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221all theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, and there is notoneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259of themleftנוֹתַ֥רno.TarH3498.

31Then thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andtoreוַיִּקְרַ֥עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901on theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776; and all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by with theirclothesבְגָדִֽים׃ סve.ga.DimH899tornקְרֻעֵ֥יke.ru.'EiH7167.

32AndJonadabיוֹנָדָ֣ב׀yo.na.DavH3122, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֨הshim.'AhH8093David’sדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251,answeredוַיַּ֡עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let not mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113supposeיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559that they haveslainהֵמִ֔יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191all the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121; forAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550only isdeadמֵ֑תMetH4191: for by theappointmentפִּ֤יpiH6310ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53this hath beendeterminedשׂוּמָ֔הsu.MahH7760from thedayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117that heforcedעַנֹּת֔וֹa.no.ToH6031hissisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

33Now therefore let not mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760thethingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697to hisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820, tothinkלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559that all theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121aredeadמֵ֑תוּMe.tuH4191: forAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550only isdeadמֵֽת׃ פMetH4191.

34ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272. And the youngmanהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288that kept thewatchH6822liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֔יוei.noH5869, andlookedH7200, and, behold, therecameהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980manyרַ֜בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971by thewayH1870of thehillהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022sideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

35AndJonadabיֽוֹנָדָב֙yo.na.DavH3122saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Behold, theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935: as thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650saidכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697, so it is.

36And it came to pass, as soon as he hadfinishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֗רle.da.BerH1696, that, behold, theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935, and liftedupוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058: and thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428also and all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650weptבָּכ֕וּba.KhuH1058exceedinglyבְּכִ֖י גָּד֥וֹל מְאֹֽד׃be.Khi ga.Dol me.'OdH3966 H1065 H1419.

37ButAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272, andwentH3212toTalmaiתַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiH8526, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmihudעַמִּיה֖וּדa.mi.churH5991 H5989,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650. And Davidmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121everydayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

38SoAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֖חba.RachH1272, andwentH3212toGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650, and was therethreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

39And the soul ofkingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732longedוַתְּכַל֙va.te.KhalH3615to goforthלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53: for he wascomfortedנִחַ֥םni.ChamH5162concerningAmnonאַמְנ֖וֹן'am.NonH550, seeing he wasdeadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13

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