2 Samuel

Chapter 13

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y 'ֽacharey-ke֗n ule'abeshshal֧om bּen-dּavi֛d 'ach֥ot yapa֖h ushshema֣hּ tּama֑r vayּe'ehabe֖ha 'amen֥on bּen-dּaviֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.

וַיְהִ֣י אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹם בֶּן־דָּוִ֛ד אָח֥וֹת יָפָ֖ה וּשְׁמָ֣הּ תָּמָ֑ר וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ אַמְנ֥וֹן בֶּן־דָּוִֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֨tzer le'amen֜on lehitechalּ֗ot bּaֽ'abur֙ tּama֣r 'achot֔o kּi֥y betula֖h hi֑y vayּipּale'֙ bּe'eyne֣y 'amen֔on la'ashs֥ot la֖hּ me'ֽumah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Amnon became so obsessed with his half-sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.

וַיֵּ֨צֶר לְאַמְנ֜וֹן לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ תָּמָ֣ר אֲחֹת֔וֹ כִּ֥י בְתוּלָ֖ה הִ֑יא וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י אַמְנ֔וֹן לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת לָ֖הּ מְאֽוּמָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ule'amen֣on re֗'a ushshemo֙ yֽonada֔b bּen-shshime'a֖h 'achi֣y davi֑d vey֣onada֔b 'i֥yshsh chaka֖m me'oֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹן רֵ֗עַ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖ה אֲחִ֣י דָוִ֑ד וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔ב אִ֥ישׁ חָכָ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer l֗o madּ֣u'a 'a֠tּah kּa֣kah dּa֤l bּen-hamּe֨leke֙ bּabּo֣qer bּabּo֔qer hal֖o tּagּi֣yd li֑y vayּo֤'mer lo֙ 'amen֔on 'et-tּama֗r 'ach֛ot 'abeshshalo֥m 'achi֖y 'ani֥y 'oheֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He asked Amnon, 'Why do you, the king’s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won't you tell me?' Amnon said to him, 'I'm in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ מַדּ֣וּעַ אַ֠תָּה כָּ֣כָה דַּ֤ל בֶּן־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בַּבֹּ֣קֶר בַּבֹּ֔קֶר הֲל֖וֹא תַּגִּ֣יד לִ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אַמְנ֔וֹן אֶת־תָּמָ֗ר אֲח֛וֹת אַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם אָחִ֖י אֲנִ֥י אֹהֵֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer lo֙ yeh֣onada֔b shsheka֥b 'al-mishshekּabeka֖ vehitecha֑l uba֧ 'abi֣yka lire'ote֗ka ve'amaretּa֣ 'ela֡yv tּa֣bo na'֩ tama֨r 'achoti֜y vetabere֣niy le֗chem ve'ashseta֤h le'eynay֙ 'et-habּireya֔h lema֨'an֙ 'ashshe֣r 'ere'e֔h ve'akaletּi֖y miyּadaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'Go to bed and pretend to be ill,' Jonadab said. 'When your father comes to see you, say to him, "I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand."'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ יְה֣וֹנָדָ֔ב שְׁכַ֥ב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖ וְהִתְחָ֑ל וּבָ֧א אָבִ֣יךָ לִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֡יו תָּ֣בֹא נָא֩ תָמָ֨ר אֲחוֹתִ֜י וְתַבְרֵ֣נִי לֶ֗חֶם וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה לְעֵינַי֙ אֶת־הַבִּרְיָ֔ה לְמַ֨עַן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶרְאֶ֔ה וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י מִיָּדָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֥b 'amen֖on vayּitecha֑l vayּabo֨ hamּe֜leke lire'ot֗o vayּo֨'mer 'amen֤on 'el-hamּe֨leke֙ tּaֽbo'-na֞ tּama֣r 'achoti֗y utelabּe֤b le'eynay֙ shshetּe֣y lebib֔ot ve'ebere֖h miyּadaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, 'I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.'

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אַמְנ֖וֹן וַיִּתְחָ֑ל וַיָּבֹ֨א הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לִרְאֹת֗וֹ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַמְנ֤וֹן אֶל־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ תָּֽבוֹא־נָ֞א תָּמָ֣ר אֲחֹתִ֗י וּתְלַבֵּ֤ב לְעֵינַי֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י לְבִב֔וֹת וְאֶבְרֶ֖ה מִיָּדָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֥ch dּavi֛d 'el-tּama֖r habּa֣yetah le'mo֑r leki֣y na֗ bּe֚yt 'amen֣on 'achi֔yke va'ashsiy-l֖o habּireyaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)David sent word to Tamar at the palace: 'Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶל־תָּמָ֖ר הַבַּ֣יְתָה לֵאמֹ֑ר לְכִ֣י נָ֗א בֵּ֚ית אַמְנ֣וֹן אָחִ֔יךְ וַעֲשִׂי־ל֖וֹ הַבִּרְיָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּe֣leke tּama֗r bּe֛yt 'amen֥on 'achi֖yha veh֣u shshoke֑b vatּiqּa֨ch 'et-habּatze֤q vtlvsh vatּa֨lashsh֙ vatּelabּe֣b le'eyna֔yv vatּebashshּe֖l 'et-halּebibֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made the bread in his sight and baked it.

וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ תָּמָ֗ר בֵּ֛ית אַמְנ֥וֹן אָחִ֖יהָ וְה֣וּא שֹׁכֵ֑ב וַתִּקַּ֨ח אֶת־הַבָּצֵ֤ק ותלוש וַתָּ֨לָשׁ֙ וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב לְעֵינָ֔יו וַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖ל אֶת־הַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqּa֤ch 'et-hamּashseret֙ vatּitzo֣q lepana֔yv vayema'e֖n le'ek֑ol vayּo֣'mer 'amen֗on hotzi֤y'u kal-'iyshsh֙ meֽ'ala֔y vayּetze'֥u kal-'i֖yshsh me'alaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then she took the pan and served him the bread, but he refused to eat. 'Send everyone out of here,' Amnon said. So everyone left him.

וַתִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הַמַּשְׂרֵת֙ וַתִּצֹ֣ק לְפָנָ֔יו וַיְמָאֵ֖ן לֶאֱכ֑וֹל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַמְנ֗וֹן הוֹצִ֤יאוּ כָל־אִישׁ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י וַיֵּצְא֥וּ כָל־אִ֖ישׁ מֵעָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer 'amen֜on 'el-tּama֗r habi֤y'iy habּireyah֙ hache֔der ve'ebere֖h miyּade֑ke vatּiqּa֣ch tּama֗r 'et-halּebibot֙ 'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֔tah vatּabe֛ le'amen֥on 'achi֖yha hechaֽderah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Amnon said to Tamar, 'Bring the food here into my bedroom so I may eat from your hand.' And Tamar took the bread she had made and brought it to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַמְנ֜וֹן אֶל־תָּמָ֗ר הָבִ֤יאִי הַבִּרְיָה֙ הַחֶ֔דֶר וְאֶבְרֶ֖ה מִיָּדֵ֑ךְ וַתִּקַּ֣ח תָּמָ֗ר אֶת־הַלְּבִבוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔תָה וַתָּבֵ֛א לְאַמְנ֥וֹן אָחִ֖יהָ הֶחָֽדְרָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּagּe֥shsh 'ela֖yv lֽe'eko֑l vayּaֽchazeq-bּahּ֙ vayּo֣'mer la֔hּ bּ֛o'iy shshikebi֥y 'imּi֖y 'achotiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But when she offered it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, 'Come to bed with me, my sister.'

וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ אֵלָ֖יו לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־בָּהּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֔הּ בּ֛וֹאִי שִׁכְבִ֥י עִמִּ֖י אֲחוֹתִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֣'mer l֗o 'al-'achiy֙ 'al-tּe'anּe֔niy kּi֛y lo'-yֽe'ashse֥h ke֖n bּeyishsera'e֑l 'aֽl-tּa'ashse֖h 'et-hanּebala֥h hazּoֽ't׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'Don't, my brother!' she said to him. 'Don't force me. Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don't do this wicked thing.'

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ אַל־אָחִי֙ אַל־תְּעַנֵּ֔נִי כִּ֛י לֹא־יֵֽעָשֶׂ֥ה כֵ֖ן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַֽל־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֗y 'a֤nah 'oliyke֙ 'et-cherepּati֔y ve'atּa֗h tּiheye֛h kּe'acha֥d hanּebali֖ym bּeyishsera'e֑l ve'atּah֙ dּabּer-na֣ 'el-hamּe֔leke kּi֛y lo֥ yimena'e֖niy mimּeֽkּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And as for you, you would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.'

וַאֲנִ֗י אָ֤נָה אוֹלִיךְ֙ אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִ֔י וְאַתָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֛ה כְּאַחַ֥ד הַנְּבָלִ֖ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּה֙ דַּבֶּר־נָ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִמְנָעֵ֖נִי מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֥ 'aba֖h lishshemo֣'a bּeqola֑hּ vayּecheza֤q mimּe֨nּah֙ vaye'anּe֔ha vayּishshekּa֖b 'otaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.

וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ בְּקוֹלָ֑הּ וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִמֶּ֨נָּה֙ וַיְעַנֶּ֔הָ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב אֹתָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishsena'e֣ha 'amen֗on shsine'ah֙ gּedola֣h me'o֔d kּi֣y gedola֗h hashsּine'ah֙ 'ashshe֣r shsene'a֔hּ me'ahaba֖h 'ashshe֣r 'aheba֑hּ vaֽyּo'mer-la֥hּ 'amen֖on q֥umiy leֽkiy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, 'Get up and get out!'

וַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָ אַמְנ֗וֹן שִׂנְאָה֙ גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד כִּ֣י גְדוֹלָ֗ה הַשִּׂנְאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׂנֵאָ֔הּ מֵאַהֲבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲהֵבָ֑הּ וַֽיֹּאמֶר־לָ֥הּ אַמְנ֖וֹן ק֥וּמִי לֵֽכִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֣'mer l֗o 'al-'odo֞t hara'a֤h hagּedolah֙ hazּo֔'t me'ache֛ret 'ashsher-'ashsi֥yta 'imּi֖y leshshalּeche֑niy velo֥ 'aba֖h lishshemo֥'aֽ laֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'No!' she said to him. 'Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.' But he refused to listen to her.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ אַל־אוֹדֹ֞ת הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את מֵאַחֶ֛רֶת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֥יתָ עִמִּ֖י לְשַׁלְּחֵ֑נִי וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁמֹ֥עַֽ לָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֗ 'eֽt-na'aro֙ meshsha֣ret֔o vayּo֕'mer shshilechu-na֥ 'et-zo֛'t me'ala֖y hach֑utzah une'o֥l hadּe֖let 'achareֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He called his personal servant and said, 'Get this woman out of my sight and bolt the door after her.'

וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶֽת־נַעֲרוֹ֙ מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁלְחוּ־נָ֥א אֶת־זֹ֛את מֵעָלַ֖י הַח֑וּצָה וּנְעֹ֥ל הַדֶּ֖לֶת אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ale֨yha֙ kּeto֣net pּasּi֔ym kּiy֩ ke֨n tּilebּa֧shshena benot-hamּe֛leke habּetulo֖t me'iyli֑ym vayּotze֨ 'ota֤hּ meshshaֽreto֙ hach֔utz vena'a֥l hadּe֖let 'achareֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing a richly ornamented robe, for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore.

וְעָלֶ֨יהָ֙ כְּתֹ֣נֶת פַּסִּ֔ים כִּי֩ כֵ֨ן תִּלְבַּ֧שְׁןָ בְנוֹת־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ הַבְּתוּלֹ֖ת מְעִילִ֑ים וַיֹּצֵ֨א אוֹתָ֤הּ מְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙ הַח֔וּץ וְנָעַ֥ל הַדֶּ֖לֶת אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqּa֨ch tּama֥r 'e֨per֙ 'al-ro'shsha֔hּ uketo֧net hapּasּi֛ym 'ashshe֥r 'ale֖yha qara֑'ah vatּa֤shsem yadahּ֙ 'al-ro'shsha֔hּ vatּe֥leke hal֖oke veza'aֽqah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornamented robe she was wearing. She put her hand on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.

וַתִּקַּ֨ח תָּמָ֥ר אֵ֨פֶר֙ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וּכְתֹ֧נֶת הַפַּסִּ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלֶ֖יהָ קָרָ֑עָה וַתָּ֤שֶׂם יָדָהּ֙ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וְזָעָֽקָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer 'ele֜yha 'abeshshal֣om 'achi֗yha ha'amiyn֣on 'achiyke֮ haya֣h 'imּake֒ ve'atּa֞h 'achoti֤y hachari֨yshshiy֙ 'achi֣yke h֔u 'al-tּashshi֥ytiy 'et-libּe֖ke ladּaba֣r hazּe֑h vatּe֤shsheb tּamar֙ veshsho֣mema֔h bּe֖yt 'abeshshal֥om 'achiֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Her brother Absalom said to her, 'Has Amnon your brother been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister; he is your brother. Don't take this thing to heart.' And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom’s house, a desolate woman.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלֶ֜יהָ אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם אָחִ֗יהָ הַאֲמִינ֣וֹן אָחִיךְ֮ הָיָ֣ה עִמָּךְ֒ וְעַתָּ֞ה אֲחוֹתִ֤י הַחֲרִ֨ישִׁי֙ אָחִ֣יךְ ה֔וּא אַל־תָּשִׁ֥יתִי אֶת־לִבֵּ֖ךְ לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב תָּמָר֙ וְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔ה בֵּ֖ית אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם אָחִֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehamּe֣leke dּavi֔d shshama֕ 'e֥t kּal-hadּebari֖ym ha'e֑lּeh vayּi֥char l֖o me'oֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When King David heard all this, he was furious.

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔ד שָׁמַ֕ע אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּ֥חַר ל֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-dibּe֧r 'abeshshal֛om 'im-'amen֖on lemera֣ ve'ad-t֑ob kּiֽy-shsane֤ 'abeshshalom֙ 'et-'amen֔on 'al-dּebar֙ 'ashshe֣r 'inּa֔h 'e֖t tּama֥r 'achotֽo׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

וְלֹֽא־דִבֶּ֧ר אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם עִם־אַמְנ֖וֹן לְמֵרָ֣ע וְעַד־ט֑וֹב כִּֽי־שָׂנֵ֤א אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶת־אַמְנ֔וֹן עַל־דְּבַר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִנָּ֔ה אֵ֖ת תָּמָ֥ר אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ lishshenata֣yim yami֔ym vayּihey֤u goֽzeziym֙ le'abeshshal֔om bּeba֥'al chatz֖or 'ashshe֣r 'im-'epera֑yim vayּiqera֥ 'abeshshal֖om lekal-bּene֥y hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal Hazor near the border of Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come there.

וַֽיְהִי֙ לִשְׁנָתַ֣יִם יָמִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ גֹֽזְזִים֙ לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם בְּבַ֥עַל חָצ֖וֹר אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִם־אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיִּקְרָ֥א אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם לְכָל־בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֤ 'abeshshalom֙ 'el-hamּe֔leke vayּo֕'mer hinּeh-na֥ gozezi֖ym le'abedּe֑ka yeֽleke-na֥ hamּe֛leke va'abada֖yv 'im-'abedּeֽka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has had sheepshearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?'

וַיָּבֹ֤א אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־נָ֥א גֹזְזִ֖ים לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וַעֲבָדָ֖יו עִם־עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer hamּe֜leke 'el-'abeshshal֗om 'al-bּeniy֙ 'al-na֤ neleke֙ kּulּa֔nu velo֥ nikebּa֖d 'ale֑yka vayּiperatz-bּ֛o veloֽ'-'aba֥h lale֖ket vaֽyebarakeֽhu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'No, my son,' the king replied. 'All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.' Although Absalom urged him, he still refused to go but gave him his blessing.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם אַל־בְּנִי֙ אַל־נָ֤א נֵלֵךְ֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְלֹ֥א נִכְבַּ֖ד עָלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּפְרָץ־בּ֛וֹ וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֥ה לָלֶ֖כֶת וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ 'abeshshal֔om valo֕ yeֽleke-na֥ 'itּa֖nu 'amen֣on 'achi֑y vayּo֤'mer lo֙ hamּe֔leke la֥mּah yele֖ke 'imּaֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם וָלֹ֕א יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א אִתָּ֖נוּ אַמְנ֣וֹן אָחִ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֥מָּה יֵלֵ֖ךְ עִמָּֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiperatz-bּ֖o 'abeshshal֑om vayּishshela֤ch 'itּo֙ 'et-'amen֔on ve'e֖t kּal-bּene֥y hamּeֽleke׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)But Absalom urged him, so he sent Amnon and all the rest of the king’s sons with him.

וַיִּפְרָץ־בּ֖וֹ אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אִתּוֹ֙ אֶת־אַמְנ֔וֹן וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetzav֩ 'abeshshal֨om 'et-ne'ara֜yv le'mo֗r re'֣u na֠ kּet֨ob leb-'amen֤on bּayּa֨yin֙ ve'amaretּi֣y 'aleyke֔m hakּ֧u 'et-'amen֛on vahamitּe֥m 'ot֖o 'al-tּiyra֑'u hal֗o kּi֤y 'aֽnokiy֙ tziui֣ytiy 'eteke֔m chizeq֖u vihey֥u libeney-chaֽyil׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Absalom ordered his men, 'Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don't be afraid. Haven't I given you this order? Be strong and brave.'

וַיְצַו֩ אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם אֶת־נְעָרָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר רְא֣וּ נָ֠א כְּט֨וֹב לֵב־אַמְנ֤וֹן בַּיַּ֨יִן֙ וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם הַכּ֧וּ אֶת־אַמְנ֛וֹן וַהֲמִתֶּ֥ם אֹת֖וֹ אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ הֲל֗וֹא כִּ֤י אָֽנֹכִי֙ צִוִּ֣יתִי אֶתְכֶ֔ם חִזְק֖וּ וִהְי֥וּ לִבְנֵי־חָֽיִל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּa'ashs֞u na'are֤y 'abeshshalom֙ le'amen֔on kּa'ashshe֥r tziua֖h 'abeshshal֑om vayּaqu֣mu ׀ kּal-bּene֣y hamּe֗leke vaֽyּirekּeb֛u 'i֥yshsh 'al-pּiredּ֖o vayּanuֽsu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Absalom’s men did to Amnon what Absalom had ordered. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules and fled.

וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּ נַעֲרֵ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ לְאַמְנ֔וֹן כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ ׀ כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּ אִ֥ישׁ עַל־פִּרְדּ֖וֹ וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ he֣mּah badּe֔reke vehashshּemu'a֣h ba֔'ah 'el-dּavi֖d le'mo֑r hikּa֤h 'abeshshalom֙ 'et-kּal-bּene֣y hamּe֔leke veloֽ'-nota֥r mehe֖m 'echaֽd׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)While they were on their way, a report came to David: 'Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons; not one of them is left.'

וַֽיְהִי֙ הֵ֣מָּה בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣ה בָ֔אָה אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הִכָּ֤ה אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶת־כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְלֹֽא־נוֹתַ֥ר מֵהֶ֖ם אֶחָֽד׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֧qam hamּe֛leke vayּiqera֥ 'et-bּegada֖yv vayּishshekּa֣b 'a֑retzah vekal-'abada֥yv nitzּabi֖ym qeru'e֥y begadiֽym׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The king stood up, tore his clothes and lay down on the ground; and all his attendants stood by with their clothes torn.

וַיָּ֧קָם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וַיִּקְרַ֥ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֖יו וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב אָ֑רְצָה וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֥יו נִצָּבִ֖ים קְרֻעֵ֥י בְגָדִֽים׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֡'an yonada֣b ׀ bּen-shshime'a֨h 'achiֽy-davi֜d vayּo֗'mer 'al-yo'ma֤r 'adoniy֙ 'e֣t kּal-hanּe'ari֤ym bּeneֽy-hamּe֨leke֙ hemi֔ytu kּiֽy-'amen֥on lebadּ֖o me֑t kּiֽy-'al-pּi֤y 'abeshshalom֙ hayeta֣h shsuma֔h miyּom֙ 'anּot֔o 'e֖t tּama֥r 'achotֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, said, 'My lord should not think they killed all the princes; only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom’s express intention ever since the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar.'

וַיַּ֡עַן יוֹנָדָ֣ב ׀ בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֨ה אֲחִֽי־דָוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־יֹאמַ֤ר אֲדֹנִי֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַנְּעָרִ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הֵמִ֔יתוּ כִּֽי־אַמְנ֥וֹן לְבַדּ֖וֹ מֵ֑ת כִּֽי־עַל־פִּ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ הָיְתָ֣ה שׂוּמָ֔ה מִיּוֹם֙ עַנֹּת֔וֹ אֵ֖ת תָּמָ֥ר אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֡h 'al-yashsem֩ 'adoni֨y hamּe֤leke 'el-libּo֙ dּaba֣r le'mo֔r kּal-bּene֥y hamּe֖leke me֑tu kּiֽy-'im-'amen֥on lebadּ֖o meֽt׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)'My lord the king should not be concerned about the report that all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.'

וְעַתָּ֡ה אַל־יָשֵׂם֩ אֲדֹנִ֨י הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶל־לִבּוֹ֙ דָּבָ֣ר לֵאמֹ֔ר כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מֵ֑תוּ כִּֽי־אִם־אַמְנ֥וֹן לְבַדּ֖וֹ מֵֽת׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּibera֖ch 'abeshshal֑om vayּishsּa֞ hanּa֤'ar hatzּopeh֙ 'et-'ynv 'eyna֔yv vayּa֗re vehinּe֨h 'am-ra֜b holeki֥ym midּe֛reke 'achara֖yv mitzּa֥d hahaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. Now the man on lookout duty looked up and saw many people coming from the lake side, by the way of the hill.

וַיִּבְרַ֖ח אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיִּשָּׂ֞א הַנַּ֤עַר הַצֹּפֶה֙ אֶת־עינו עֵינָ֔יו וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֨ה עַם־רַ֜ב הֹלְכִ֥ים מִדֶּ֛רֶךְ אַחֲרָ֖יו מִצַּ֥ד הָהָֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer yֽonadab֙ 'el-hamּe֔leke hinּe֥h beneֽy-hamּe֖leke bּa֑'u kּideba֥r 'abedּeka֖ kּe֥n hayaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Jonadab said to the king, 'See, the king’s sons are here; it has happened just as your servant said.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יֽוֹנָדָב֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הִנֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בָּ֑אוּ כִּדְבַ֥ר עַבְדְּךָ֖ כֵּ֥ן הָיָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y ׀ kּekalּot֣o ledabּe֗r vehinּe֤h beneֽy-hamּe֨leke֙ bּa֔'u vayּishse'֥u qola֖m vayּibekּ֑u vegam-hamּe֨leke֙ vekal-'abada֔yv bּak֕u bּeki֖y gּad֥ol me'oֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As he finished speaking, the king’s sons came in, wailing loudly. The king too and all his attendants wept very bitterly.

וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ לְדַבֵּ֗ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בָּ֔אוּ וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ וְגַם־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֔יו בָּכ֕וּ בְּכִ֖י גָּד֥וֹל מְאֹֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'abeshshal֣om bּara֔ch vayּe֛leke 'el-tּalema֥y bּen-'mychvr 'amּiyh֖ud me֣leke gּeshsh֑ur vayּite'abּe֥l 'al-bּen֖o kּal-hayּamiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.

וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם בָּרַ֔ח וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־תַּלְמַ֥י בֶּן־עמיחור עַמִּיה֖וּד מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל עַל־בְּנ֖וֹ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'abeshshal֥om bּara֖ch vayּe֣leke gּeshsh֑ur vayehiy-shsha֖m shshalo֥shsh shshaniֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years.

וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם בָּרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר וַיְהִי־שָׁ֖ם שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּekal֙ dּavi֣d hamּe֔leke latze֖'t 'el-'abeshshal֑om kּiֽy-nicha֥m 'al-'amen֖on kּiֽy-meֽt׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled concerning Amnon’s death.

וַתְּכַל֙ דָּוִ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָצֵ֖את אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם כִּֽי־נִחַ֥ם עַל־אַמְנ֖וֹן כִּֽי־מֵֽת׃ס