יִהְיֶה־ - yih·yeh- לּוֹ־ lōw- רִ֥יב a grievance rîḇ וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט or dispute ū·miš·pāṭ יָב֥וֹא could come yā·ḇō·w וְעָלַ֗י to me , wə·‘ā·lay וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ and I would give him justice . ” wə·hiṣ·daq·tîw 2 Samuel 15:5 וְהָיָה֙ Also, when wə·hā·yāh אִ֔ישׁ anyone ’îš בִּקְרָב־ approached biq·rāḇ- לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת to bow down lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ ל֑וֹ to him , lōw וְשָׁלַ֧ח Absalom would reach out wə·šā·laḥ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יָד֛וֹ his hand , yā·ḏōw וְהֶחֱזִ֥יק take hold wə·he·ḥĕ·zîq ל֖וֹ of him , lōw וְנָ֥שַׁק and kiss wə·nā·šaq לֽוֹ׃ him . lōw 2 Samuel 15:6 אַבְשָׁל֜וֹם Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm כַּדָּבָ֤ר . . . kad·dā·ḇār וַיַּ֨עַשׂ did way·ya·‘aś הַזֶּה֙ this haz·zeh לְכָל־ to all lə·ḵāl יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל the Israelites yiś·rā·’êl אֲשֶׁר־ who ’ă·šer- יָבֹ֥אוּ came yā·ḇō·’ū אֶל־ to ’el- הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט for justice . lam·miš·pāṭ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם In this way he ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיְגַנֵּב֙ stole way·ḡan·nêḇ לֵ֖ב the hearts lêḇ אַנְשֵׁ֥י of the men ’an·šê יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ of Israel . yiś·rā·’êl 2 Samuel 15:7 מִקֵּ֖ץ After miq·qêṣ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים four ’ar·bā·‘îm שָׁנָ֑ה years šā·nāh וַיְהִ֕י had passed , way·hî אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king , ham·me·leḵ נָּ֗א “ Please nā אֵ֣לֲכָה let me go ’ê·lă·ḵāh בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ to Hebron bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛ם to fulfill wa·’ă·šal·lêm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- נִדְרִ֛י a vow niḏ·rî אֲשֶׁר־ - ’ă·šer- נָדַ֥רְתִּי I have made nā·ḏar·tî לַֽיהוָ֖ה to YHWH . Yah·weh 2 Samuel 15:8 כִּי־ For kî- עַבְדְּךָ֔ your servant ‘aḇ·də·ḵā נָדַ֣ר made nā·ḏar נֵ֙דֶר֙ a vow nê·ḏer בְּשִׁבְתִּ֥י while dwelling bə·šiḇ·tî בִגְשׁ֛וּר in Geshur ḇiḡ·šūr בַּאֲרָ֖ם of Aram , ba·’ă·rām לֵאמֹ֑ר saying : lê·mōr אִם־ ‘ If ’im- יָשִׁיב indeed yå̄·šīḇ יְהוָה֙ YHWH Yah·weh יְשִׁיבֵ֤נִי brings me back yə·šî·ḇê·nî יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם to Jerusalem , yə·rū·šā·lim וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י I will worship wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ·tî אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יְהוָֽה׃ YHWH [in Hebron] . ’ ” Yah·weh 2 Samuel 15:9 לֵ֣ךְ “ Go lêḵ בְּשָׁל֑וֹם in peace , ” bə·šā·lō·wm וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ said way·yō·mer- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ ל֥וֹ . lōw וַיָּ֖קָם So [Absalom] got up way·yā·qām וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ and went way·yê·leḵ חֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃פ to Hebron . ḥeḇ·rō·w·nāh 2 Samuel 15:10 אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ Then Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח sent way·yiš·laḥ מְרַגְּלִ֔ים spies mə·rag·gə·lîm בְּכָל־ throughout bə·ḵāl שִׁבְטֵ֥י the tribes šiḇ·ṭê

