H9002–/וְ–v

She had a garment of various colors on her; for with such robes were the king's daughters who were virgins dressed. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

וְעָלֶ֙יהָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

וּכְתֹ֧נֶת (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְעַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “<and>”

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

וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Absalom came to the king, and said, See now, your servant has sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray you, and his servants go with your servant.

וַעֲבָדָ֖יו (וַ) va. “and”

The king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you. He pressed him: however he would not go, but blessed him.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said Absalom, If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us. The king said to him, Why should he go with you?

וָלֹ֕א (וָ) va. “and”

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

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark you now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, Smite Amnon, then kill him; don't be afraid; haven't I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

וִהְי֥וּ (וִ) vi “and”

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

וְהַשְּׁמֻעָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now therefore don't let 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.

וְעַתָּ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

It happened, 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.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. [supplied: David] mourned for his son every day.

וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched there a wise woman, and said to her, please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, Please, and don't anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who has a long time mourned for the dead:

וְלִבְשִׁי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Your handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.

וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, the whole family is risen against your handmaid, and they say, Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth.

וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙ (וּ) u. “so”וְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָה (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁאֵרִ֖ית (וּ) u. “and”

The king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.

וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

The woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house; and the king and his throne be guiltless.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִסְא֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

The king said, Whoever says anything to you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you any more.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then said she, Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. He said, As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

The woman said, Why then have you devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one who is guilty, in that the king does not bring home again his banished one.

וְלָ֧מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִדַּבֵּ֨ר (וּ) u. “and”