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2 Samuel 13:23לִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםTwo years laterliš·nā·ṯa·yim
יָמִ֔ים . . . , yā·mîm
וַיִּהְי֤וּ. . .way·yih·yū
לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםwhen Absalom’slə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm
בְּבַ֥עַלbə·ḇa·‘al
גֹֽזְזִים֙sheepshearersḡō·zə·zîm
וַֽיְהִי֙wereway·hî
חָצ֖וֹרat Baal-hazorḥā·ṣō·wr
אֲשֶׁ֣ר-’ă·šer
עִם־near‘im-
אֶפְרָ֑יִם Ephraim , ’ep̄·rā·yim
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם[he]’aḇ·šā·lō·wm
וַיִּקְרָ֥אinvitedway·yiq·rā
לְכָל־alllə·ḵāl
בְּנֵ֥יthe sonsbə·nê
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃of the king .ham·me·leḵ
2 Samuel 13:24אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙And he’aḇ·šā·lō·wm
וַיָּבֹ֤אwentway·yā·ḇō
אֶל־to’el-
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingham·me·leḵ
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר and said , way·yō·mer
לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ“ Your servantlə·‘aḇ·de·ḵā
הִנֵּה־has justhin·nêh-
נָ֥א
גֹזְזִ֖יםhired shearers .ḡō·zə·zîm
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְWill the kingham·me·leḵ
וַעֲבָדָ֖יוand his servantswa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw
נָ֥אplease
יֵֽלֶךְ־comeyê·leḵ-
עִם־with‘im-
עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃[me] ? ”‘aḇ·de·ḵā
2 Samuel 13:25אַל־ “ No , ’al-
בְּנִי֙ my son , ” bə·nî
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingham·me·leḵ
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרrepliedway·yō·mer
אֶל־-’el-
אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם - , ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm
אַל־“ we should not’al-
נָ֤א. . .
כֻּלָּ֔נוּallkul·lā·nū
נֵלֵךְ֙ go , nê·lêḵ
וְלֹ֥אorwə·lō
נִכְבַּ֖דwe would be a burdenniḵ·baḏ
עָלֶ֑יךָto you . ”‘ā·le·ḵā
וַיִּפְרָץ־Although Absalom urgedway·yip̄·rāṣ-
בּ֛וֹ him , bōw
וְלֹֽא־he was notwə·lō-
אָבָ֥הwilling’ā·ḇāh
לָלֶ֖כֶת to go , lā·le·ḵeṯ
וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃but gave him his blessing .way·ḇā·ră·ḵê·hū
2 Samuel 13:26וָלֹ֕א “ If not , ” wā·lō
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙saidway·yō·mer
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם Absalom , ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm
נָ֥א“ please
אָחִ֑יlet my brother’ā·ḥî
אַמְנ֣וֹןAmnon’am·nō·wn
יֵֽלֶךְ־goyê·leḵ-
אִתָּ֖נוּwith us . ”’it·tā·nū
לָ֥מָּה“ Whylām·māh
יֵלֵ֖ךְshould he goyê·lêḵ
עִמָּֽךְ׃with you ? ”‘im·māḵ
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingham·me·leḵ
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרaskedway·yō·mer
לוֹ֙.lōw
2 Samuel 13:27אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםBut Absalom’aḇ·šā·lō·wm
וַיִּפְרָץ־urgedway·yip̄·rāṣ-
בּ֖וֹ him , bōw
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חso [the king] sentway·yiš·laḥ
אִתּוֹ֙. . .’it·tōw
אֶת־-’eṯ-
אַמְנ֔וֹןAmnon’am·nō·wn
וְאֵ֖ת-wə·’êṯ
כָּל־and the restkāl-
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃סof [his]ham·me·leḵ
בְּנֵ֥יsons .bə·nê
2 Samuel 13:28אַבְשָׁל֨וֹםNow Absalom’aḇ·šā·lō·wm
אֶת־-’eṯ-
וַיְצַו֩had orderedway·ṣaw
נְעָרָ֜יוhis young mennə·‘ā·rāw
לֵאמֹ֗ר , lê·mōr
רְא֣וּ“ Watchrə·’ū
אַמְנ֤וֹןAmnon’am·nō·wn
נָ֠אuntil
לֵב־his heartlêḇ-
כְּט֨וֹבis merrykə·ṭō·wḇ