2 Samuel 13

Amnon rapes his half-sister Tamar, incited by lust; Absalom murders Amnon in revenge and flees to Geshur, exposing the devastating consequences of unchecked sin and trauma within David's household.[8][9]

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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms יְה֣וֹנָדָ֔ב 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤃𐤁 yehonadav Jonadab Yahweh is generous Yehonadav HNp שְׁכַ֥ב 𐤔𐤊𐤁 shekhav lie down Lie down! HVqv2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR מִשְׁכָּבְ/ךָ֖ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤊 mishekavekha your bed your lying-place HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/הִתְחָ֑ל 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤋 vehitechal and pretend to be ill and make yourself weak HC/Vtv2ms וּ/בָ֧א 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uva and let him come and he came HC/Vqq3ms אָבִ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms לִ/רְאוֹתֶ֗/ךָ 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤊 lireotekha to see you to see you HR/Vqc/Sp2ms וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and say and you said HC/Vqq2ms אֵלָ֡י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms תָּ֣בֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤀 tavo let her come you will come HVqj3fs נָא֩ 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe תָמָ֨ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp אֲחוֹתִ֜/י 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤉 achoti my sister my sister HNcfsc/Sp1cs וְ/תַבְרֵ֣/נִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤓/𐤍𐤉 vetavereni and let her feed me and may she choose me HC/Vhj3fs/Sp1cs לֶ֗חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa וְ/עָשְׂתָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤄 veasetah and prepare and she did HC/Vqq3fs לְ/עֵינַ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 leeynay in my sight to my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הַ/בִּרְיָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤄 habireyah the food the substantial food HTd/Ncfsa לְמַ֨עַן֙ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that in order that HR אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֶרְאֶ֔ה 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 ereeh I may see let me see HVqi1cs וְ/אָכַלְתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤉 veakhaleti and eat and I consumed HC/Vqq1cs מִ/יָּדָֽ/הּ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤄 miyadah from her hand from her hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3fs
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וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁 vayishekav So he lay down and he lay down HC/Vqw3ms אַמְנ֖וֹן 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤍 amenon Amnon Faithful one Amenon HNp וַ/יִּתְחָ֑ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤋 vayitechal and pretended to be ill and he made himself weak HC/Vtw3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לִ/רְאֹת֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 lireoto to see him to see him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַמְנ֤וֹן 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤍 amenon-2 Amnon Faithful one Amenon HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa תָּֽבוֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo let come you will come HVqj3fs נָ֞א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe תָּמָ֣ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp אֲחֹתִ֗/י 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤉 achoti my sister my sister HNcfsc/Sp1cs וּ/תְלַבֵּ֤ב 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤁𐤁 utelabev and make heart-shaped cakes and she intensifies the heart HC/Vpi3fs לְ/עֵינַ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 leeynay before my eyes to my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs שְׁתֵּ֣י 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two HAcfdc לְבִב֔וֹת 𐤋𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤕 levivot heart-shaped cakes round cakes HNcfpa וְ/אֶבְרֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄 veevereh and I will eat and I will choose HC/Vqi1cs מִ/יָּדָֽ/הּ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤄 miyadah from her hand from her hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3fs
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַמְנ֜וֹן 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤍 amenon Amnon Faithful one Amenon HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR תָּמָ֗ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp הָבִ֤יאִי 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉 havii Bring! bring in (you, feminine singular) HVhv2fs הַ/בִּרְיָה֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤄 habireyah the food the substantial food HTd/Ncfsa הַ/חֶ֔דֶר 𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤓 hacheder the chamber the enclosed chamber HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶבְרֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄 veevereh and I will eat and I will choose HC/Vqi1cs מִ/יָּדֵ֑/ךְ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 miyadekhe from your hand from your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2fs וַ/תִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach And she took and she took HC/Vqw3fs תָּמָ֗ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar-2 Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo הַ/לְּבִבוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤋𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤕 halevivot the cakes the round cakes HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עָשָׂ֔תָה 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤄 asatah she had made she did HVqp3fs וַ/תָּבֵ֛א 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤀 vatave and brought and she brought in HC/Vhw3fs לְ/אַמְנ֥וֹן 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤍 leamenon to Amnon to Faithful-one to Amenon HR/Np אָחִ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄 achiha her brother her brother HNcmsc/Sp3fs הֶ/חָֽדְרָ/ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤓/𐤄 hechaderah the chamber the inner chamber HTd/Ncmsa/Sd
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֜י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp אָחִ֗י/הָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄 achiha her brother her brother HNcmsc/Sp3fs הַ/אֲמִינ֣וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤍 haaminon the Amnon the Faithful-One the Amenon HTi/Np אָחִי/ךְ֮ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikhe your brother your brother HNcmsc/Sp2fs הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah has been he was / he became HVqp3ms עִמָּ/ךְ֒ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you HR/Sp2fs וְ/עַתָּ֞ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah but now and now HC/D אֲחוֹתִ֤/י 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤉 achoti my sister my sister HNcfsc/Sp1cs הַחֲרִ֨ישִׁי֙ 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤉 hacharishi keep silent Be silent HVhv2fs אָחִ֣י/ךְ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikhe-2 your brother your brother HNcmsc/Sp2fs ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over HTn תָּשִׁ֥יתִי 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 tashiti take may you set HVqj2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo לִבֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekhe to heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2fs לַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ladavar this matter to the spoken matter HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms וַ/תֵּ֤שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁 vateshev and she remained and she sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3fs תָּמָר֙ 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp וְ/שֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤌𐤄 veshomemah and desolate being desolate HC/Vqrfsa בֵּ֖ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt in the house house-of HNcmsc אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom-2 of Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp אָחִֽי/הָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄 achiha-2 her brother her brother HNcmsc/Sp3fs
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וַ/יְצַו֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅 vayetsav and commanded and he commanded HC/Vpw3ms אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker HTo נְעָרָ֜י/ו 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 nearayv servants his young men HNcmpc/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc רְא֣וּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 reu see See! HVqv2mp נָ֠א 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe כְּ/ט֨וֹב 𐤊/𐤈𐤅𐤁 ketov when be good HR/Vqc לֵב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of HNcmsc אַמְנ֤וֹן 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤍 amenon Amnon's Faithful one Amenon HNp בַּ/יַּ֨יִן֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤉𐤍 bayayin with wine in the wine HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אָמַרְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 veamareti and I say and I said HC/Vqq1cs אֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to you toward you (mp) HR/Sp2mp הַכּ֧וּ 𐤄𐤊𐤅 haku strike Strike! HVhv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אַמְנ֛וֹן 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤍 amenon-2 Amnon Faithful one Amenon HNp וַ/הֲמִתֶּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤕𐤌 vahamitem and kill and you put to death HC/Vhq2mp אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over HTn תִּירָ֑אוּ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 tirau tina (Bemba) fear may you fear HVqj2mp הֲ/ל֗וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo have not is it not? HTi/Tn כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki I for/because HC אָֽנֹכִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs צִוִּ֣יתִי 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 tsiviti commanded I commanded HVpp1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp חִזְק֖וּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 chizequ be strong be strong HVqv2mp וִ/הְי֥וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 viheyu and be and become HC/Vqv2mp לִ/בְנֵי 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉 liveney Bene (Bemba) sons to sons of HR/Ncmpc חָֽיִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil of valor strength HNcmsa
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וַ/יַּ֡עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms יוֹנָדָ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤃𐤁 yonadav Jonadab Yahweh-is-generous Yonadav HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) the son son HNcmsc שִׁמְעָ֨ה 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤄 shimeah of Shimeah She Who Is Heard Shimeah HNp אֲחִֽי 𐤀𐤇𐤉 achi brother my brother HNcmsc דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David David David HNp וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn יֹאמַ֤ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yomar let say he will say HVqj3ms אֲדֹנִ/י֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/נְּעָרִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanearim the young men the youths HTd/Ncmpa בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa הֵמִ֔יתוּ 𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤅 hemitu they have killed they put to death HVhp3cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אַמְנ֥וֹן 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤍 amenon Amnon Faithful one Amenon HNp לְ/בַדּ֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤅 levado alone to his apartness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מֵ֑ת 𐤌𐤕 met is dead the dying one HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 by upon HR פִּ֤י 𐤐𐤉 pi the mouth of mouth of HNcmsc אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp הָיְתָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah has been she became HVqp3fs שׂוּמָ֔ה 𐤔𐤅𐤌𐤄 sumah determined placed HVqsfsa מִ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤅𐤌 miom from the day from day HR/Ncmsc עַנֹּת֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤍𐤕/𐤅 anoto that he violated to afflict him HVpc/Sp3ms אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo תָּמָ֥ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp אֲחֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤅 achoto his sister his sister HNcfsc/Sp3ms
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