וַיִּשְׁאַל֩ inquired way·yiš·’al בַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ of YHWH Yah·weh לֵאמֹר֙ - , lê·mōr הַאֶעֱלֶ֗ה “ Should I go up ha·’e·‘ĕ·leh בְּאַחַת֙ to one bə·’a·ḥaṯ עָרֵ֣י of the towns ‘ā·rê יְהוּדָ֔ה of Judah ? ” yə·hū·ḏāh עֲלֵ֑ה “ Go up , ” ‘ă·lêh יְהוָ֛ה YHWH Yah·weh וַיֹּ֧אמֶר answered . way·yō·mer אֵלָ֖יו . . . ’ê·lāw דָּוִ֛ד Then David dā·wiḏ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר asked , way·yō·mer אָ֥נָה “ Where ’ā·nāh אֶעֱלֶ֖ה should I go ? ” ’e·‘ĕ·leh חֶבְרֹֽנָה׃ “ To Hebron , ” ḥeḇ·rō·nāh וַיֹּ֥אמֶר replied [YHWH] . way·yō·mer 2 Samuel 2:2 דָּוִ֔ד So David dā·wiḏ וְגַ֖ם . . . wə·ḡam וַיַּ֤עַל went way·ya·‘al שָׁם֙ there šām שְׁתֵּ֣י with his two šə·tê נָשָׁ֑יו wives , nā·šāw אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ Ahinoam ’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית of Jezreel hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lîṯ וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל and Abigail wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil אֵ֖שֶׁת the widow ’ê·šeṯ נָבָ֥ל of Nabal nā·ḇāl הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃ of Carmel . hak·kar·mə·lî 2 Samuel 2:3 דָוִ֖ד David also ḏā·wiḏ הֶעֱלָ֥ה took he·‘ĕ·lāh וַאֲנָשָׁ֧יו the men wa·’ă·nā·šāw אֲשֶׁר־ who ’ă·šer- עִמּ֛וֹ were with him , ‘im·mōw אִ֣ישׁ each ’îš וּבֵית֑וֹ with his household , ū·ḇê·ṯōw וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ and they settled way·yê·šə·ḇū בְּעָרֵ֥י in the towns bə·‘ā·rê חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ near Hebron . ḥeḇ·rō·wn 2 Samuel 2:4 אַנְשֵׁ֣י Then the men ’an·šê יְהוּדָ֔ה of Judah yə·hū·ḏāh וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ came [to Hebron] , way·yā·ḇō·’ū שָׁ֧ם and there šām אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־ they anointed way·yim·šə·ḥū- דָּוִ֛ד David dā·wiḏ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ king lə·me·leḵ עַל־ over ‘al- בֵּ֣ית the house bêṯ יְהוּדָ֑ה of Judah . yə·hū·ḏāh וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ And they told way·yag·gi·ḏū לְדָוִד֙ David lə·ḏā·wiḏ לֵאמֹ֔ר . . . , lê·mōr אַנְשֵׁי֙ “ It was the men ’an·šê יָבֵ֣ישׁ of Jabesh-gilead yā·ḇêš גִּלְעָ֔ד . . . gil·‘āḏ אֲשֶׁ֥ר - ’ă·šer קָבְר֖וּ who buried qā·ḇə·rū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- שָׁאֽוּל׃ס Saul . ” šā·’ūl 2 Samuel 2:5 דָּוִד֙ So David dā·wiḏ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח sent way·yiš·laḥ מַלְאָכִ֔ים messengers mal·’ā·ḵîm אֶל־ to ’el- אַנְשֵׁ֖י the men ’an·šê יָבֵ֣ישׁ of Jabesh-gilead yā·ḇêš גִּלְעָ֑ד . . . gil·‘āḏ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר to tell way·yō·mer אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם them , ’ă·lê·hem לַֽיהוָ֔ה “ YHWH Yah·weh בְּרֻכִ֤ים bless bə·ru·ḵîm אַתֶּם֙ you , ’at·tem אֲשֶׁ֨ר because ’ă·šer עֲשִׂיתֶ֜ם you showed ‘ă·śî·ṯem הַזֶּ֗ה this haz·zeh הַחֶ֣סֶד kindness ha·ḥe·seḏ עִם־ to ‘im- שָׁא֔וּל Saul šā·’ūl אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם֙ your lord ’ă·ḏō·nê·ḵem עִם־ . . . ‘im- וַֽתִּקְבְּר֖וּ when you buried him wat·tiq·bə·rū אֹתֽוֹ׃ - . ’ō·ṯōw 2 Samuel 2:6 וְעַתָּ֕ה Now wə·‘at·tāh יְהוָ֥ה may YHWH Yah·weh יַֽעַשׂ־ show ya·‘aś-

