Amnon was so distraught because of his [half-]sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin,ashe was a virgin And thus well protected. and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.
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ויצר
306
לאמנון
177
להתחלות
879
בעבור
280
תמר
640
אחתו
415
כי
30
בתולה
443
היא
16
ויפלא
127
בעיני
142
אמנון
147
לעשות
806
לה
35
מאומה
92
II Samuel 13:3
Gematria: 1879
ולאמנוןרעושמויונדבבןשמעהאחידודויונדבאישחכםמאד
Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimah; Jonadab was a very clever man.
He asked him, “Why are you so dejected, O prince, morning after morning? Tell me!” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom!”
Jonadab said to him, “Lie down in your bed and pretend you are sick. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in front of me, so that I may look on, and let her serve it to me.’”
Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. The king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king, “Let my sister Tamar come and prepare a couple of cakes in front of me, and let her bring them to me.”
She took the pan and set out [the cakes],bpan and set out [the cakes] Meaning of Heb. uncertain. but Amnon refused to eat and ordered everyoneceveryone I.e., the servants in attendance. to withdraw. After everyone else had withdrawn,
Then Amnon felt a very great loathing for her; indeed, his loathing for her was greater than the passion he had felt for her. And Amnon said to her, “Get out!”
She pleaded with him, “Please don’t commit this wrong; to send me away would be even worsedcommit this wrong … even worse Meaning of Heb. uncertain. than the first wrong you committed against me.” But he would not listen to her.
She was wearing an ornamented tunic,fornamented tunic See Gen. 37.3 and note. for maiden princesses were customarily dressed in such garments.gin such garments Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “(thus) in olden times,” meʻolam.—His attendant took her outside and barred the door after her.
Tamar put dust on her head and rent the ornamented tunic she was wearing; she put her hands on her head,hput her hands on her head A gesture of wild grief; cf. Jer. 2.37. and walked away, screaming loudly as she went.
Her brother Absalom said to her, “Was it your brother AmnoniAmnon Heb. “Aminon.” who did this to you? For the present, sister, keep quiet about it; he is your brother. Don’t brood over the matter.” And Tamar remained in her brother Absalom’s house, forlorn.
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ויאמר
257
אליה
46
אבשלום
379
אחיה
24
האמינון
162
אחיך
39
היה
20
עמך
130
ועתה
481
אחותי
425
החרישי
533
אחיך
39
הוא
12
אלתשיתי
1151
אתלבך
453
לדבר
236
הזה
17
ותשב
708
תמר
640
ושממה
391
בית
412
אבשלום
379
אחיה
24
II Samuel 13:21
Gematria: 1583
והמלךדודשמעאתכלהדבריםהאלהויחרלומאד
When King David heard about all this, he was greatly upset.jSeptuagint adds “but he did not rebuke his son Amnon, for he favored him, since he was his first-born”; cf. 1 Kings 1.6.
But the king answered Absalom, “No, my son. We must not all come, or we’ll be a burden to you.” He urged him, but he would not go, and he said good-bye to him.
Now Absalom gave his attendants these orders: “Watch, and when Amnon is merry with wine and I tell you to strike down Amnon, kill him! Don’t be afraid, for it is I who give you the order. Act with determination, like brave men!”
At this, David rent his garment and lay down on the ground, and all his courtiers stood by with their clothes rent.land all his courtiers … clothes rent Septuagint reads “and all his courtiers who were standing by him rent their clothes.”
But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimah, said, “My lord must not think that all the young princes have been killed. Only Amnon is dead; for this has been decided bymdecided by Lit. “determined by the command of.” Absalom ever since his sister Tamar was violated.
Meanwhile Absalom had fled.The watchman on duty looked up and saw a large crowd coming from the road to his rear,nfrom the road to his rear Emendation yields “down the slope of the Horonaim road. The watchman came and told the king ‘I see men coming from the Horonaim road.’” Cf. Septuagint. from the side of the hill.
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ויברח
226
אבשלום
379
וישא
317
הנער
325
הצפה
180
אתעינו
537
וירא
217
והנה
66
עםרב
312
הלכים
105
מדרך
264
אחריו
225
מצד
134
ההר
210
II Samuel 13:35
Gematria: 1093
ויאמריונדבאלהמלךהנהבניהמלךבאוכדברעבדךכןהיה
Jonadab said to the king, “See, the princes have come! It is just as your servant said.”
Absalom had fled, and he came to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [King David] mourned over his son a long time.
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ואבשלום
385
ברח
210
וילך
66
אלתלמי
511
בןעמיהוד
187
עמיחור
334
מלך
90
גשור
509
ויתאבל
449
עלבנו
158
כלהימים
155
II Samuel 13:38
Gematria: 2571
ואבשלוםברחוילךגשורויהישםשלששנים
Absalom, who had fled to Geshur, remained there three years.
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ואבשלום
385
ברח
210
וילך
66
גשור
509
ויהישם
371
שלש
630
שנים
400
II Samuel 13:39
Gematria: 2401
ותכלדודהמלךלצאתאלאבשלוםכינחםעלאמנוןכימתס
And King DavidoKing David Some Septuagint mss. and 4QSamᵃ read “the spirit (ruaḥ) of the king” (i.e., the king’s wrath; cf. Eccl. 10.4), in which case the first half of the verse could be rendered as “And King David’s rage toward Absalom abated.” was pining away for Absalom, for [the king] had gotten over Amnon’s death.