2 Samuel 13
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֗וֹto the himמַדּ֣וּעַwhy?אַ֠תָּהare youכָּ֣כָהthusדַּ֤לweakבֶּן־O son ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingבַּבֹּ֣קֶרin the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morningהֲל֖וֹא¿ notתַּגִּ֣ידwill you tellלִ֑יto the meוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלוֹ֙to the himאַמְנ֔וֹןAmnonאֶת־obj.תָּמָ֗רTamarאֲח֛וֹתthe sister ofאַבְשָׁלֹ֥םAbsalomאָחִ֖יbrother myאֲנִ֥יIאֹהֵֽב׃am loving
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלוֹ֙to the himיְה֣וֹנָדָ֔בJonadabשְׁכַ֥בlie downעַל־onמִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖bed yourוְהִתְחָ֑לand make yourself sickוּבָ֧אand he will comeאָבִ֣יךָfather yourלִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָto see youוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֵלָ֡יוto himתָּ֣בֹאlet her comeנָא֩pleaseתָמָ֨רTamarאֲחוֹתִ֜יsister myוְתַבְרֵ֣נִיand let her cause to eat meלֶ֗חֶםfoodוְעָשְׂתָ֤הand she will makeלְעֵינַי֙to eyes myאֶת־obj.הַבִּרְיָ֔הthe foodלְמַ֙עַן֙so thatאֲשֶׁ֣רthatאֶרְאֶ֔הI may seeוְאָכַלְתִּ֖יand I will eatמִיָּדָֽהּ׃from hand her
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בand he lay downאַמְנ֖וֹןAmnonוַיִּתְחָ֑לand he made himself sickוַיָּבֹ֨אand he cameהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingלִרְאֹת֗וֹto see himוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאַמְנ֤וֹןAmnonאֶל־toהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingתָּֽבוֹא־let her comeנָ֞אpleaseתָּמָ֣רTamarאֲחֹתִ֗יsister myוּתְלַבֵּ֤בand let her make cakesלְעֵינַי֙to eyes myשְׁתֵּ֣יtwoלְבִב֔וֹתcakesוְאֶבְרֶ֖הso I may eatמִיָּדָֽהּ׃from hand her
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וַתֵּ֣לֶךְand she wentתָּמָ֗רTamarבֵּ֛יתthe house ofאַמְנ֥וֹןAmnonאָחִ֖יהָbrother herוְה֣וּאand heשֹׁכֵ֑בwas lying downוַתִּקַּ֨חand she tookאֶת־obj.הַבָּצֵ֤קthe doughוַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙and she kneaded itוַתְּלַבֵּ֣בand she made cakesלְעֵינָ֔יוto eyes hisוַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖לand she cookedאֶת־obj.הַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃the cakes
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וַתִּקַּ֤חand she tookאֶת־obj.הַמַּשְׂרֵת֙the panוַתִּצֹ֣קand she poured outלְפָנָ֔יוto before himוַיְמָאֵ֖ןand he refusedלֶאֱכ֑וֹלto eatוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאַמְנ֗וֹןAmnonהוֹצִ֤יאוּsend outכָל־everyאִישׁ֙personמֵֽעָלַ֔יfrom with the meוַיֵּצְא֥וּand they went outכָל־everyאִ֖ישׁpersonמֵעָלָֽיו׃from with the him
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאַמְנ֜וֹןAmnonאֶל־toתָּמָ֗רTamarהָבִ֤יאִיbringהַבִּרְיָה֙the foodהַחֶ֔דֶרthe chamberוְאֶבְרֶ֖הso I may eatמִיָּדֵ֑ךְfrom hand yourוַתִּקַּ֣חand she tookתָּמָ֗רTamarאֶת־obj.הַלְּבִבוֹת֙the cakesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָשָׂ֔תָהshe had madeוַתָּבֵ֛אand she brought themלְאַמְנ֥וֹןto Amnonאָחִ֖יהָbrother herהֶחָֽדְרָה׃the chamber towards
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וַאֲנִ֗יand Iאָ֤נָהwhere?אוֹלִיךְ֙will I bringאֶת־obj.חֶרְפָּתִ֔יreproach myוְאַתָּ֗הand youתִּהְיֶ֛הyou will beכְּאַחַ֥דlike one ofהַנְּבָלִ֖יםthe foolsבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israelוְעַתָּה֙and nowדַּבֶּר־speakנָ֣אpleaseאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingכִּ֛יforלֹ֥אnotיִמְנָעֵ֖נִיhe will withhold meמִמֶּֽךָּ׃from you
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וַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָand he hated herאַמְנ֗וֹןAmnonשִׂנְאָה֙hatredגְּדוֹלָ֣הgreatמְאֹ֔דveryכִּ֣יthatגְדוֹלָ֗הwas greatהַשִּׂנְאָה֙the hatredאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichשְׂנֵאָ֔הּhe hated herמֵאַהֲבָ֖הmore than the loveאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאֲהֵבָ֑הּhe had loved herוַֽיֹּאמֶר־and he saidלָ֥הּto the herאַמְנ֖וֹןAmnonק֥וּמִיget upלֵֽכִי׃go
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וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙and was on herכְּתֹ֣נֶתa long garment ofפַּסִּ֔יםpalms and solesכִּי֩forכֵ֨ןthusתִּלְבַּ֧שְׁןָthey woreבְנוֹת־the daughters ofהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingהַבְּתוּלֹ֖תthe virginsמְעִילִ֑יםrobesוַיֹּצֵ֨אand he made go outאוֹתָ֤הּobj. herמְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙servant hisהַח֔וּץthe outsideוְנָעַ֥לand he lockedהַדֶּ֖לֶתthe doorאַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃after her
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וַתִּקַּ֨חand she tookתָּמָ֥רTamarאֵ֙פֶר֙ashesעַל־onרֹאשָׁ֔הּhead herוּכְתֹ֧נֶתand the long garment ofהַפַּסִּ֛יםthe palms and solesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָלֶ֖יהָwas on herקָרָ֑עָהshe toreוַתָּ֤שֶׂםand she putיָדָהּ֙hand herעַל־onרֹאשָׁ֔הּhead herוַתֵּ֥לֶךְand she wentהָל֖וֹךְcontinuously to goוְזָעָֽקָה׃and she cried out
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֜יהָto herאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםAbsalomאָחִ֗יהָbrother herהַאֲמִינ֣וֹן¿ Amnonאָחִיךְ֮brother yourהָיָ֣הhas he beenעִמָּךְ֒with youוְעַתָּ֞הand nowאֲחוֹתִ֤יO sister myהַחֲרִ֙ישִׁי֙keep silentאָחִ֣יךְis brother yourה֔וּאheאַל־may notתָּשִׁ֥יתִיyou setאֶת־obj.לִבֵּ֖ךְheart yourלַדָּבָ֣רto the matterהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבand she dweltתָּמָר֙Tamarוְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔הand a desolate womanבֵּ֖יתthe house ofאַבְשָׁל֥וֹםAbsalomאָחִֽיהָ׃brother her
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֶל־toאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםAbsalomאַל־may we notבְּנִי֙O son myאַל־may notנָ֤אpleaseנֵלֵךְ֙we goכֻּלָּ֔נוּall of usוְלֹ֥אand notנִכְבַּ֖דwe will be heavyעָלֶ֑יךָon youוַיִּפְרָץ־and he urgedבּ֛וֹin the himוְלֹֽא־and notאָבָ֥הhe was willingלָלֶ֖כֶתto goוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃and he blessed him
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וַיְצַו֩and he commandedאַבְשָׁל֨וֹםAbsalomאֶת־obj.נְעָרָ֜יוservants hisלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingרְא֣וּlookנָ֠אpleaseכְּט֨וֹבwhen is goodלֵב־the heart ofאַמְנ֤וֹןAmnonבַּיַּ֙יִן֙with the wineוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יand I will sayאֲלֵיכֶ֔םto youהַכּ֧וּstrike downאֶת־obj.אַמְנ֛וֹןAmnonוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םand you will killאֹת֖וֹobj. himאַל־may notתִּירָ֑אוּyou be afraidהֲל֗וֹא¿ In-כִּ֤יdeedאָֽנֹכִי֙Iצִוִּ֣יתִיI have commandedאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youחִזְק֖וּbe strongוִהְי֥וּand becomeלִבְנֵי־into sons ofחָֽיִל׃strength
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וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּand they didנַעֲרֵ֤יthe servants ofאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙Absalomלְאַמְנ֔וֹןto Amnonכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asצִוָּ֖הhe had commandedאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםAbsalomוַיָּקֻ֣מוּ׀and they aroseכָּל־allבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingוַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּand they mountedאִ֥ישׁeachעַל־onפִּרְדּ֖וֹmule hisוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃and they fled
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וַיַּ֡עַןand he answeredיוֹנָדָ֣ב׀Jonadabבֶּן־the son ofשִׁמְעָ֨הShimeahאֲחִֽי־the brother ofדָוִ֜דDavidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאַל־may notיֹאמַ֤רhe sayאֲדֹנִי֙lord myאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allהַנְּעָרִ֤יםthe young menבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingהֵמִ֔יתוּthey have killedכִּֽי־forאַמְנ֥וֹןAmnonלְבַדּ֖וֹto only himמֵ֑תhe has diedכִּֽי־forעַל־onפִּ֤יthe mouth ofאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙Absalomהָיְתָ֣הit wasשׂוּמָ֔הdeterminedמִיּוֹם֙from the dayעַנֹּת֔וֹhumbled heאֵ֖תobj.תָּמָ֥רTamarאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃sister his
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וַיִּבְרַ֖חand he fledאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםAbsalomוַיִּשָּׂ֞אand he lifted upהַנַּ֤עַרthe servantהַצֹּפֶה֙who kept watchאֶת־obj.עֵינָ֔יוeyes hisוַיַּ֗רְאand he sawוְהִנֵּ֨הand there!עַם־a peopleרַ֜בnumerousהֹלְכִ֥יםwas comingמִדֶּ֛רֶךְfrom the roadאַחֲרָ֖יוbehind himמִצַּ֥דfrom the side ofהָהָֽר׃the mountainבַּמּוֹרָ֑דat the descentוַיָּבֹ֥אand he wentהַצֹּפֶ֜הthe watchmanוַיַּגֵּ֖דand he toldלַמֶּ֔לֶךְto the kingוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidאֲנָשִׁים֙menרָאִ֣יתִיI sawיֹרְדִ֗יםwere going downמִדֶּ֣רֶךְfrom direction ofחֹרֹנַיִםHoronaim
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹwhen finished heלְדַבֵּ֗רto speakוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!בְנֵֽי־the sons ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingבָּ֔אוּthey cameוַיִּשְׂא֥וּand they lifted upקוֹלָ֖םvoice theirוַיִּבְכּ֑וּand they weptוְגַם־and alsoהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingוְכָל־and allעֲבָדָ֔יוservants hisבָּכ֕וּthey weptבְּכִ֖יa weepingגָּד֥וֹלa greatמְאֹֽד׃very
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