Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 13:20-38
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.BekhH7896H3820not thisthingלַדָּבָ֣רla.da.VarH1697. SoTamarתָּמָר֙ta.MarH8559remainedוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427desolateH8074in herbrotherאָחִֽיהָ׃'a.Chi.haH251Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004.
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.
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.yilH1121H2428.
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.
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.'OdH3966H1065H1419.
37ButAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272, andwentH3212toTalmaiתַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiH8526, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmihudעַמִּיה֖וּדa.mi.churH5991H5989,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650. And Davidmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121everydayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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