2 Samuel 13:23 לִשְׁנָתַ֣יִם Two years later liš·nā·ṯa·yim יָמִ֔ים . . . , yā·mîm וַיִּהְי֤וּ . . . way·yih·yū לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם when Absalom’s lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm בְּבַ֥עַל bə·ḇa·‘al גֹֽזְזִים֙ sheepshearers ḡō·zə·zîm וַֽיְהִי֙ were way·hî חָצ֖וֹר at Baal-hazor ḥā·ṣō·wr אֲשֶׁ֣ר - ’ă·šer עִם־ near ‘im- אֶפְרָ֑יִם Ephraim , ’ep̄·rā·yim אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם [he] ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיִּקְרָ֥א invited way·yiq·rā לְכָל־ all lə·ḵāl בְּנֵ֥י the sons bə·nê הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ of the king . ham·me·leḵ 2 Samuel 13:24 אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ And he ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיָּבֹ֤א went way·yā·ḇō אֶל־ to ’el- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר and said , way·yō·mer לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ “ Your servant lə·‘aḇ·de·ḵā הִנֵּה־ has just hin·nêh- נָ֥א nā גֹזְזִ֖ים hired shearers . ḡō·zə·zîm הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ Will the king ham·me·leḵ וַעֲבָדָ֖יו and his servants wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw נָ֥א please nā יֵֽלֶךְ־ come yê·leḵ- עִם־ with ‘im- עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ [me] ? ” ‘aḇ·de·ḵā 2 Samuel 13:25 אַל־ “ No , ’al- בְּנִי֙ my son , ” bə·nî הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר replied way·yō·mer אֶל־ - ’el- אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם - , ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm אַל־ “ we should not ’al- נָ֤א . . . nā כֻּלָּ֔נוּ all kul·lā·nū נֵלֵךְ֙ go , nê·lêḵ וְלֹ֥א or wə·lō נִכְבַּ֖ד we would be a burden niḵ·baḏ עָלֶ֑יךָ to you . ” ‘ā·le·ḵā וַיִּפְרָץ־ Although Absalom urged way·yip̄·rāṣ- בּ֛וֹ him , bōw וְלֹֽא־ he was not wə·lō- אָבָ֥ה willing ’ā·ḇāh לָלֶ֖כֶת to go , lā·le·ḵeṯ וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃ but gave him his blessing . way·ḇā·ră·ḵê·hū 2 Samuel 13:26 וָלֹ֕א “ If not , ” wā·lō וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ said way·yō·mer אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם Absalom , ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm נָ֥א “ please nā אָחִ֑י let my brother ’ā·ḥî אַמְנ֣וֹן Amnon ’am·nō·wn יֵֽלֶךְ־ go yê·leḵ- אִתָּ֖נוּ with us . ” ’it·tā·nū לָ֥מָּה “ Why lām·māh יֵלֵ֖ךְ should he go yê·lêḵ עִמָּֽךְ׃ with you ? ” ‘im·māḵ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר asked way·yō·mer לוֹ֙ . lōw 2 Samuel 13:27 אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם But Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיִּפְרָץ־ urged way·yip̄·rāṣ- בּ֖וֹ him , bōw וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח so [the king] sent way·yiš·laḥ אִתּוֹ֙ . . . ’it·tōw אֶת־ - ’eṯ- אַמְנ֔וֹן Amnon ’am·nō·wn וְאֵ֖ת - wə·’êṯ כָּל־ and the rest kāl- הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס of [his] ham·me·leḵ בְּנֵ֥י sons . bə·nê 2 Samuel 13:28 אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם Now Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיְצַו֩ had ordered way·ṣaw נְעָרָ֜יו his young men nə·‘ā·rāw לֵאמֹ֗ר , lê·mōr רְא֣וּ “ Watch rə·’ū אַמְנ֤וֹן Amnon ’am·nō·wn נָ֠א until nā לֵב־ his heart lêḇ- כְּט֨וֹב is merry kə·ṭō·wḇ

