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2 Samuel 13:1-14

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.

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