Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 13:6-29
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.
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.
15ThenAmnonאַמְנ֗וֹן'am.NonH550hatedוַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָvai.yis.na.'E.haH8130herexceedinglyגְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔דge.do.Lah me.'OdH3966H1419; 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.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.
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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