2 Samuel 14:33 יוֹאָ֣ב So Joab yō·w·’āḇ וַיָּבֹ֨א went way·yā·ḇō אֶל־ - ’el- הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ - ham·me·leḵ וַיַּגֶּד־ and told way·yag·geḏ- לוֹ֒ [the king] , lōw וַיִּקְרָ֤א and David summoned way·yiq·rā אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ Absalom , ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיָּבֹ֣א who came way·yā·ḇō אֶל־ . . . ’el- אֶל־ to ’el- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ [him] ham·me·leḵ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ and bowed way·yiš·ta·ḥū ל֧וֹ lōw עַל־ vvv ‘al- אַפָּ֛יו facedown ’ap·pāw אַ֖רְצָה . . . ’ar·ṣāh לִפְנֵ֣י before him lip̄·nê הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ . . . . ham·me·leḵ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ Then the king ham·me·leḵ וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק kissed way·yiš·šaq לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃פ Absalom . lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm 2 Samuel 15:1 וַֽיְהִי֙ Some time later way·hî מֵאַ֣חֲרֵי . . . mê·’a·ḥă·rê כֵ֔ן . . . , ḵên אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיַּ֤עַשׂ provided for way·ya·‘aś לוֹ֙ himself lōw מֶרְכָּבָ֖ה a chariot mer·kā·ḇāh וְסֻסִ֑ים with horses wə·su·sîm וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים and fifty wa·ḥă·miš·šîm אִ֖ישׁ men ’îš רָצִ֥ים to run rā·ṣîm לְפָנָֽיו׃ ahead of him . lə·p̄ā·nāw 2 Samuel 15:2 אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם He ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ would get up early wə·hiš·kîm וְעָמַ֕ד and stand wə·‘ā·maḏ עַל־ beside ‘al- יַ֖ד . . . yaḏ דֶּ֣רֶךְ the road de·reḵ הַשָּׁ֑עַר leading to the city gate . haš·šā·‘ar וַיְהִ֡י Whenever way·hî כָּל־ anyone kāl- הָאִ֣ישׁ . . . hā·’îš אֲשֶֽׁר־ - ’ă·šer- יִהְיֶה־ had yih·yeh- לּוֹ־ lōw- רִיב֩ a grievance rîḇ לָב֨וֹא to bring lā·ḇō·w אֶל־ before ’el- הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט for a decision , lam·miš·pāṭ אַבְשָׁל֤וֹם Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיִּקְרָ֨א would call out way·yiq·rā אֵלָיו֙ - ’ê·lāw וַיֹּ֗אמֶר and ask , way·yō·mer אֵֽי־ “ What ’ê- מִזֶּ֥ה . . . miz·zeh עִיר֙ city ‘îr אַ֔תָּה are you from ? ” ’at·tāh וַיֹּ֕אמֶר And if he replied , way·yō·mer עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ “ Your servant [is] ‘aḇ·de·ḵā מֵאַחַ֥ד from one mê·’a·ḥaḏ שִׁבְטֵֽי־ of the tribes šiḇ·ṭê- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel , ” yiś·rā·’êl 2 Samuel 15:3 אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיֹּ֤אמֶר would say way·yō·mer אֵלָיו֙ . . . , ’ê·lāw רְאֵ֥ה “ Look , rə·’êh דְבָרֶ֖ךָ your claims ḏə·ḇā·re·ḵā טוֹבִ֣ים are good ṭō·w·ḇîm וּנְכֹחִ֑ים and right , ū·nə·ḵō·ḥîm הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ but the king ham·me·leḵ אֵין־ [has] no deputy ’ên- וְשֹׁמֵ֥עַ to hear wə·šō·mê·a‘ לְךָ֖ you . ” lə·ḵā מֵאֵ֥ת - mê·’êṯ 2 Samuel 15:4 אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם And [he] ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ would add , way·yō·mer מִי־ “ If only mî- יְשִׂמֵ֥נִי someone would appoint me yə·śi·mê·nî שֹׁפֵ֖ט judge šō·p̄êṭ בָּאָ֑רֶץ in the land , bā·’ā·reṣ כָּל־ then everyone kāl- אִ֛ישׁ . . . ’îš אֲשֶֽׁר־ with ’ă·šer-

