אֶת־ - ’eṯ- בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃פ in the battle bam·mil·ḥā·māh בְּגִבְע֖וֹן at Gibeon . ) bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn 2 Samuel 3:31 דָּוִ֨ד Then David dā·wiḏ אֶל־ . . . ’el- וַיֹּאמֶר֩ ordered way·yō·mer יוֹאָ֜ב Joab yō·w·’āḇ וְאֶל־ . . . wə·’el- כָּל־ and all kāl- הָעָ֣ם the people hā·‘ām אֲשֶׁר־ - ’ă·šer- אִתּ֗וֹ with him , ’it·tōw קִרְע֤וּ “ Tear qir·‘ū בִגְדֵיכֶם֙ your clothes , ḇiḡ·ḏê·ḵem וְחִגְר֣וּ put on wə·ḥiḡ·rū שַׂקִּ֔ים sackcloth , śaq·qîm וְסִפְד֖וּ and mourn wə·sip̄·ḏū לִפְנֵ֣י before lip̄·nê אַבְנֵ֑ר Abner . ” ’aḇ·nêr וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ And King wə·ham·me·leḵ דָּוִ֔ד David himself dā·wiḏ הֹלֵ֖ךְ walked hō·lêḵ אַחֲרֵ֥י behind ’a·ḥă·rê הַמִּטָּֽה׃ the funeral bier . ham·miṭ·ṭāh 2 Samuel 3:32 וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ When they buried way·yiq·bə·rū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- אַבְנֵ֖ר Abner ’aḇ·nêr בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן in Hebron , bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיֵּבְךְּ֙ wept way·yê·ḇək וַיִשָּׂ֧א aloud wa·yiś·śå̄ קוֹל֗וֹ . . . qō·w·lōw אֶל־ at ’el- אַבְנֵ֔ר Abner’s ’aḇ·nêr קֶ֣בֶר tomb , qe·ḇer כָּל־ and all kāl- הָעָֽם׃פ the people hā·‘ām וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ wept . way·yiḇ·kū 2 Samuel 3:33 הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ And the king ham·me·leḵ וַיְקֹנֵ֥ן sang this lament way·qō·nên אֶל־ for ’el- אַבְנֵ֖ר Abner ’aḇ·nêr וַיֹּאמַ֑ר . . . : way·yō·mar אַבְנֵֽר׃ “ Should Abner ’aḇ·nêr יָמ֥וּת die yā·mūṯ הַכְּמ֥וֹת the death hak·kə·mō·wṯ נָבָ֖ל of a fool ? nā·ḇāl 2 Samuel 3:34 יָדֶ֣ךָ Your hands yā·ḏe·ḵā לֹֽא־ were not lō- אֲסֻר֗וֹת bound , ’ă·su·rō·wṯ וְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ your feet wə·raḡ·le·ḵā לֹא־ were not lō- לִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִם fettered . lin·ḥuš·ta·yim הֻגָּ֔שׁוּ . . . hug·gā·šū כִּנְפ֛וֹל As a man falls kin·p̄ō·wl לִפְנֵ֥י before lip̄·nê בְנֵֽי־ vvv ḇə·nê- עַוְלָ֖ה the wicked , ‘aw·lāh נָפָ֑לְתָּ [so also] you fell . ” nā·p̄ā·lə·tā כָל־ And all ḵāl הָעָ֖ם the people hā·‘ām לִבְכּ֥וֹת wept liḇ·kō·wṯ עָלָֽיו׃ over him ‘ā·lāw וַיֹּסִ֥פוּ even more . way·yō·si·p̄ū 2 Samuel 3:35 כָל־ Then all ḵāl הָעָ֗ם the people hā·‘ām וַיָּבֹ֣א came way·yā·ḇō דָּוִ֛ד and urged David dā·wiḏ לְהַבְר֧וֹת to eat lə·haḇ·rō·wṯ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- לֶ֖חֶם something le·ḥem בְּע֣וֹד while it was still bə·‘ō·wḏ הַיּ֑וֹם day , hay·yō·wm דָּוִ֜ד but David dā·wiḏ וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע took an oath , way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘ לֵאמֹ֗ר saying , lê·mōr אֱלֹהִים֙ “ May God ’ĕ·lō·hîm כֹּ֣ה punish kōh יַעֲשֶׂה־ . . . ya·‘ă·śeh- לִּ֤י me , lî וְכֹ֣ה and ever so wə·ḵōh יֹסִ֔יף severely , yō·sîp̄ כִּ֣י . . . kî אִם־ if ’im-

