וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ replied way·yō·mə·rū אֶל־ - ’el- הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ - , ham·me·leḵ כְּכֹ֧ל “ Whatever kə·ḵōl אֲשֶׁר־ - ’ă·šer- אֲדֹנִ֥י our lord ’ă·ḏō·nî הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ הִנֵּ֥ה . . . hin·nêh יִבְחַ֛ר decides , yiḇ·ḥar עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃ we are your servants . ” ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā 2 Samuel 15:16 הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ Then the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֵּצֵ֥א set out , way·yê·ṣê וְכָל־ and his entire wə·ḵāl בֵּית֖וֹ household bê·ṯōw בְּרַגְלָ֑יו followed him . bə·raḡ·lāw הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ But he ham·me·leḵ אֵ֣ת - ’êṯ וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב left behind way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ עֶ֧שֶׂר ten ‘e·śer נָשִׁ֛ים . . . nā·šîm פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖ים concubines pi·laḡ·šîm לִשְׁמֹ֥ר to take care of liš·mōr הַבָּֽיִת׃ the palace . hab·bā·yiṯ 2 Samuel 15:17 הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ So the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֵּצֵ֥א set out way·yê·ṣê וְכָל־ with all wə·ḵāl הָעָ֖ם the people hā·‘ām בְּרַגְלָ֑יו following him . bə·raḡ·lāw וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ [He] stopped way·ya·‘am·ḏū בֵּ֥ית at bêṯ הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ the last house , ham·mer·ḥāq 2 Samuel 15:18 וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl עֲבָדָיו֙ his servants ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw עֹבְרִ֣ים marched ‘ō·ḇə·rîm עַל־ past ‘al- יָד֔וֹ him — yā·ḏōw וְכָל־ all wə·ḵāl הַכְּרֵתִ֖י the Cherethites hak·kə·rê·ṯî וְכָל־ and wə·ḵāl הַפְּלֵתִ֑י Pelethites , hap·pə·lê·ṯî וְכָֽל־ and wə·ḵāl שֵׁשׁ־ six šêš- מֵא֣וֹת hundred mê·’ō·wṯ הַגִּתִּ֞ים Gittites hag·git·tîm אִ֗ישׁ . . . ’îš אֲשֶׁר־ who ’ă·šer- בָּ֤אוּ had followed bā·’ū בְרַגְלוֹ֙ him ḇə·raḡ·lōw מִגַּ֔ת from Gath mig·gaṯ עֹבְרִ֖ים - ‘ō·ḇə·rîm עַל־ - ‘al- פְּנֵ֥י - pə·nê הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ - . ham·me·leḵ 2 Samuel 15:19 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ Then the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- אִתַּ֣י Ittai ’it·tay הַגִּתִּ֔י the Gittite , hag·git·tî לָ֧מָּה “ Why lām·māh אַתָּ֖ה should you ’at·tāh גַּם־ also gam- תֵלֵ֛ךְ go ṯê·lêḵ אִתָּ֑נוּ with us ? ’it·tā·nū שׁ֣וּב Go back šūḇ וְשֵׁ֤ב and stay wə·šêḇ עִם־ with ‘im- הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ the new king , ham·me·leḵ כִּֽי־ since kî- אַ֔תָּה you are ’at·tāh נָכְרִ֣י both a foreigner nā·ḵə·rî וְגַם־ and wə·ḡam- גֹּלֶ֥ה an exile gō·leh אַתָּ֖ה . . . ’at·tāh לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃ from your homeland . lim·qō·w·me·ḵā 2 Samuel 15:20 בּוֹאֶ֗ךָ In fact, you arrived bō·w·’e·ḵā תְּמ֣וֹל׀ [only] yesterday ; tə·mō·wl אֲנוֹעֲךָ should I make you ʾă·nō·ʿă·ḵå̄ לָלֶ֔כֶת wander around lā·le·ḵeṯ עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ with us ‘im·mā·nū וְהַיּ֞וֹם today wə·hay·yō·wm וַאֲנִ֣י while I wa·’ă·nî הוֹלֵ֑ךְ do not know hō·w·lêḵ אֲשֶׁר־ where ’ă·šer- אֲנִ֖י I ’ă·nî הוֹלֵ֔ךְ am going hō·w·lêḵ

