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2 Samuel 13:6-14

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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