The Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 13שמואל ב 13

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

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

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

And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

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

But Amnon had a friend, whose name Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab a very subtil man.

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

And he said to him, Why you, the king's son, lean from day to day? will you not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

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

And Jonadab said to him, Lay you down on your bed, and make thyself sick: and when your father cometh to see you, say to him, I pray you, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see , and eat at her hand.

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

So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said to the king, I pray you, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

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

Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.

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

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded , and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

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

And she took a pan, and poured out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

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

And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of your hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ אֵלָ֖יו לֶֽאֱכֹ֑ל וַיַּֽחֲזֶק בָּהּ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֔הּ בּ֛וֹאִי שִׁכְבִ֥י עִמִּ֖י אֲחוֹתִֽי

And when she had brought to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.

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

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not you this folly.

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

And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for you, you shall be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray you, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.

וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ בְּקוֹלָ֑הּ וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִמֶּ֨נָּה֙ וַיְעַנֶּ֔הָ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב אֹתָֽהּ

Howbeit he would not hearken to her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

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

Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.

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

And she said to him, no cause: this evil in sending me away greater than the other that you didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.

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

Then he called his servant that ministered to him, and said, Put now this out from me, and bolt the door after her.

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

And a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

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

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

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

And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon your brother been with you? but hold now your peace, my sister: he your brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔ד שָׁמַ֕ע אֵ֥ת כָּל הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּ֥חַר ל֖וֹ מְאֹֽד

But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

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

And Absalom spake to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

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

And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

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

And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech you, and his servants go with your servant.

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

And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable to you. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

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

Then said Absalom, If not, I pray you, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you?

וַיִּפְרָץ בּ֖וֹ אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אִתּוֹ֙ אֶת אַמְנ֔וֹן וְאֵ֖ת כָּל בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

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

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark you now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

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

And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

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

And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

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

Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

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

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

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

Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.

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

But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.

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

And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as your servant said, so it is.

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

And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

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

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And mourned for his son every day.

וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם בָּרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר וַיְהִי שָׁ֖ם שָׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים

So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

וַתְּכַל֙ דָּוִ֣ד הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לָצֵ֖את אֶל אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם כִּֽי נִחַ֥ם עַל אַמְנ֖וֹן כִּֽי מֵֽת

And king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.