The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלוֹם“No,אַלmy son,בְּנִיlet us notאַל נָאallכֻּלָּנוּgo,נֵלֵךְso that we will notוְלֹאbe a burdenנִכְבַּדto you.”עָלֶיךָHe insistedוַיִּפְרָץwith him,בּוֹbut he was notוְלֹאwillingאָבָהto go,לָלֶכֶתand he blessed him.וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ
2 Samuel 13:25
Study it in the app“The king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go, so that we will not be a burden to you.” He insisted with him, but he was not willing to go, and he blessed him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 13:25, word by word
- The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- goנֵלֵךְnelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “nelech” appears- be a burdenנִכְבַּדnichbad
be heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “nichbad” appears- He insistedיִּפְרָץyifrats
urge
To press someone.
Where else “yifrats” appears- willingאָבָהava
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “ava” appears- and he blessed himיְבָרֲכֵyevarache
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarache” appears
The context
24Absalom came to the king and said, “Look, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.”
25 · This verse (above)
26Absalom said, “If not, please let Amnon my brother go with us.” The king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”