אֶטְעַם־ I taste ’eṭ·‘am- לֶ֖חֶם bread le·ḥem א֥וֹ or ’ōw כָל־ anything else ḵāl מְאֽוּמָה׃ . . . mə·’ū·māh לִפְנֵ֧י before lip̄·nê הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ the sun haš·še·meš בֽוֹא־ sets ! ” ḇō·w- 2 Samuel 3:36 וְכָל־ All wə·ḵāl הָעָ֣ם the people hā·‘ām הִכִּ֔ירוּ took note hik·kî·rū וַיִּיטַ֖ב and way·yî·ṭaḇ בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם were pleased . bə·‘ê·nê·hem כְּכֹל֙ In fact, everything kə·ḵōl אֲשֶׁ֣ר - ’ă·šer הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ עָשָׂ֣ה did ‘ā·śāh בְּעֵינֵ֥י pleased bə·‘ê·nê כָל־ them ḵāl הָעָ֖ם . . . hā·‘ām טֽוֹב׃ . . . . ṭō·wḇ 2 Samuel 3:37 הַה֑וּא So on that ha·hū בַּיּ֣וֹם day bay·yō·wm כָל־ all ḵāl הָעָ֛ם the troops hā·‘ām וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl וַיֵּדְע֧וּ were convinced way·yê·ḏə·‘ū כִּ֣י that kî מֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king mê·ham·me·leḵ לֹ֤א had no lō הָיְתָה֙ part hā·yə·ṯāh לְהָמִ֖ית in the murder lə·hā·mîṯ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- אַבְנֵ֥ר of Abner ’aḇ·nêr בֶּן־ son ben- נֵֽר׃פ of Ner . nêr 2 Samuel 3:38 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ Then the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- עֲבָדָ֑יו his servants , ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw הֲל֣וֹא “ Do you not hă·lō·w תֵדְע֔וּ realize ṯê·ḏə·‘ū כִּי־ that kî- וְגָד֗וֹל a great wə·ḡā·ḏō·wl שַׂ֣ר prince śar נָפַ֛ל has fallen nā·p̄al הַיּ֥וֹם today hay·yō·wm הַזֶּ֖ה . . . haz·zeh בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ in Israel ? bə·yiś·rā·’êl 2 Samuel 3:39 וְאָנֹכִ֨י And I [am] wə·’ā·nō·ḵî רַךְ֙ weak raḵ הַיּ֥וֹם this day , hay·yō·wm וּמָשׁ֣וּחַ though anointed ū·mā·šū·aḥ מֶ֔לֶךְ as king , me·leḵ הָאֵ֛לֶּה and these hā·’êl·leh וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים men , wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm בְּנֵ֥י the sons bə·nê צְרוּיָ֖ה of Zeruiah , ṣə·rū·yāh קָשִׁ֣ים are too fierce qā·šîm מִמֶּ֑נִּי for me . mim·men·nî יְהוָ֛ה May YHWH Yah·weh יְשַׁלֵּ֧ם repay yə·šal·lêm לְעֹשֵׂ֥ה the evildoer lə·‘ō·śêh הָרָעָ֖ה . . . hā·rā·‘āh כְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃פ according to his evil ! ” kə·rā·‘ā·ṯōw 2 Samuel 4:1 בֶּן־ Now when [Ish-bosheth] son ben- שָׁא֗וּל of Saul šā·’ūl וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע heard way·yiš·ma‘ כִּ֣י that kî אַבְנֵר֙ Abner ’aḇ·nêr מֵ֤ת had died mêṯ בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן in Hebron , bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ he lost way·yir·pū יָדָ֑יו courage , yā·ḏāw וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl נִבְהָֽלוּ׃ was dismayed . niḇ·hā·lū 2 Samuel 4:2 שָׁא֟וּל Saul’s šā·’ūl בֶן־ son ḇen- וּשְׁנֵ֣י had two ū·šə·nê

