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2 Samuel 13:3-6

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.

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