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בַת־the daughterḇaṯ-
אַיָּ֑הof Aiah .’ay·yāh
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙So Ish-bosheth questionedway·yō·mer
אֶל־’el-
אַבְנֵ֔ר Abner , ’aḇ·nêr
מַדּ֥וּעַ“ Whymad·dū·a‘
בָּ֖אתָהdid you sleep withbā·ṯāh
אֶל־. . .’el-
אָבִֽי׃my father’s’ā·ḇî
פִּילֶ֥גֶשׁconcubine ? ”pî·le·ḡeš
2 Samuel 3:8לְאַבְנֵ֨רAbnerlə·’aḇ·nêr
מְאֹ֜דvvvmə·’ōḏ
וַיִּחַר֩was furiousway·yi·ḥar
עַל־over‘al-
אִֽישׁ־vvv’îš-
בֹּ֗שֶׁתIsh-bosheth’sbō·šeṯ
דִּבְרֵ֣יaccusation .diḇ·rê
אָנֹ֘כִי֮“ Am I’ā·nō·ḵî
הֲרֹ֨אשׁthe headhă·rōš
כֶּ֥לֶבof a dogke·leḇ
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat’ă·šer
לִֽיהוּדָה֒belongs to Judah ? ”lî·hū·ḏāh
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙he asked .way·yō·mer
הַיּ֨וֹם“ All this timehay·yō·wm
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־vvv’e·‘ĕ·śeh-
חֶ֜סֶדI have been loyalḥe·seḏ
עִם־to‘im-
בֵּ֣ית׀the housebêṯ
אָבִ֗יךָof your father’ā·ḇî·ḵā
שָׁא֣וּל Saul , šā·’ūl
אֶל־to’el-
אֶחָיו֙ his brothers , ’e·ḥāw
וְאֶל־and towə·’el-
מֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּhis friends .mê·rê·‘ê·hū
וְלֹ֥אI have notwə·lō
הִמְצִיתִ֖ךָdelivered youhim·ṣî·ṯi·ḵā
בְּיַד־into the handbə·yaḏ-
דָּוִ֑ד of David , dā·wiḏ
הַיּֽוֹם׃but nowhay·yō·wm
וַתִּפְקֹ֥דyou accusewat·tip̄·qōḏ
עָלַ֛יme‘ā·lay
עֲוֺ֥ןof wrongdoing‘ă·wōn
הָאִשָּׁ֖הwith this woman !hā·’iš·šāh
2 Samuel 3:9אֱלֹהִים֙May God’ĕ·lō·hîm
כֹּֽה־punishkōh-
יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה. . .ya·‘ă·śeh
לְאַבְנֵ֔ר Abner , lə·’aḇ·nêr
וְכֹ֖הand ever sowə·ḵōh
יֹסִ֣יףseverelyyō·sîp̄
ל֑וֹ , lōw
כִּ֗יif
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־I do not do’e·‘ĕ·śeh-
לּֽוֹ׃lōw
לְדָוִ֔דfor Davidlə·ḏā·wiḏ
כִּֽי־. . .kî-
כֵ֖ן. . .ḵên
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רwhatka·’ă·šer
יְהוָה֙YHWHYah·weh
נִשְׁבַּ֤עhas sworn to him :niš·ba‘
2 Samuel 3:10לְהַֽעֲבִ֥ירto transferlə·ha·‘ă·ḇîr
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הthe kingdomham·mam·lā·ḵāh
מִבֵּ֣יתfrom the housemib·bêṯ
שָׁא֑וּלof Saulšā·’ūl
וּלְהָקִ֞יםand to establishū·lə·hā·qîm
אֶת־-’eṯ-
כִּסֵּ֣אthe thronekis·sê
דָוִ֗דof Davidḏā·wiḏ
עַל־over‘al-
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelyiś·rā·’êl
וְעַל־. . .wə·‘al-
יְהוּדָ֔ה and Judah , yə·hū·ḏāh
מִדָּ֖ןfrom Danmid·dān
וְעַד־towə·‘aḏ-
בְּאֵ֥רvvvbə·’êr
שָֽׁבַע׃Beersheba . ”šā·ḇa‘
2 Samuel 3:11מִיִּרְאָת֖וֹAnd for fearmî·yir·’ā·ṯōw
אֹתֽוֹ׃ס [of Abner] , ’ō·ṯōw
יָכֹ֣לIsh-bosheth did not dareyā·ḵōl
ע֔וֹד. . .‘ō·wḏ
וְלֹֽא־. . .wə·lō-
לְהָשִׁ֥יבto saylə·hā·šîḇ
אֶת־-’eṯ-
דָּבָ֑רanother worddā·ḇār
אַבְנֵ֖רto [him] .’aḇ·nêr
2 Samuel 3:12אַבְנֵ֨רThen Abner’aḇ·nêr