יוֹשֵׁ֣ב he is staying yō·wō·šêḇ בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם in Jerusalem , bî·rū·šā·lim כִּ֣י for kî אָמַ֔ר he has said , ’ā·mar הַיּ֗וֹם ‘ Today , hay·yō·wm בֵּ֣ית the house bêṯ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl אֵ֖ת - ’êṯ יָשִׁ֤יבוּ will restore yā·šî·ḇū לִי֙ to me lî מַמְלְכ֥וּת the kingdom mam·lə·ḵūṯ אָבִֽי׃ of my grandfather . ’” ’ā·ḇî 2 Samuel 16:4 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ So the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer לְצִבָ֔א to Ziba , lə·ṣi·ḇā כֹּ֖ל “ All kōl אֲשֶׁ֣ר that [belongs] ’ă·šer לִמְפִי־ vvv lim·p̄î- בֹ֑שֶׁת to Mephibosheth ḇō·šeṯ הִנֵּ֣ה is now yours hin·nêh לְךָ֔ ! ” lə·ḵā הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי “ I humbly bow before you , ” hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer צִיבָא֙ Ziba . ṣî·ḇā אֶמְצָא־ “ May I find ’em·ṣā- חֵ֥ן favor ḥên בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ in your eyes , bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā אֲדֹנִ֥י my lord ’ă·ḏō·nî הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ the king ! ” ham·me·leḵ 2 Samuel 16:5 הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ As King ham·me·leḵ דָּוִ֖ד David dā·wiḏ וּבָ֛א approached ū·ḇā עַד־ . . . ‘aḏ- בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים Bahurim , ba·ḥū·rîm אִ֨ישׁ a man ’îš מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת from the family mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ בֵּית־ of the house bêṯ- שָׁא֗וּל of Saul šā·’ūl וְהִנֵּ֣ה was just wə·hin·nêh מִשָּׁם֩ . . . miš·šām יוֹצֵ֜א coming out . yō·w·ṣê וּשְׁמוֹ֙ His name ū·šə·mōw שִׁמְעִ֣י was Shimei šim·‘î בֶן־ son ḇen- גֵּרָ֔א of Gera , gê·rā יֹצֵ֥א and as he approached yō·ṣê יָצ֖וֹא . . . , yā·ṣō·w וּמְקַלֵּֽל׃ he kept yelling out curses . ū·mə·qal·lêl 2 Samuel 16:6 וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל He threw stones way·saq·qêl בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ . . . bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- דָּוִ֔ד at David dā·wiḏ וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- כָּל־ and at all kāl- עַבְדֵ֖י the servants ‘aḇ·ḏê הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ of the king , ham·me·leḵ הָעָם֙ though the troops hā·‘ām וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl הַגִּבֹּרִ֔ים the mighty men [were] hag·gib·bō·rîm דָּוִ֑ד on David’s dā·wiḏ וְכָל־ . . . wə·ḵāl מִימִינ֖וֹ right mî·mî·nōw וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ and left . ū·miś·śə·mō·lōw 2 Samuel 16:7 וְכֹֽה־ And as wə·ḵōh- בְּקַֽלְל֑וֹ he yelled curses , bə·qal·lōw שִׁמְעִ֖י Shimei šim·‘î אָמַ֥ר said , ’ā·mar צֵ֥א “ Get out , ṣê צֵ֛א get out , ṣê הַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ you worthless hab·bə·lî·yā·‘al אִ֥ישׁ man ’îš הַדָּמִ֖ים of bloodshed had·dā·mîm וְאִ֥ישׁ . . . ! wə·’îš 2 Samuel 16:8 יְהוָ֜ה YHWH Yah·weh הֵשִׁיב֩ has paid you back hê·šîḇ עָלֶ֨יךָ . . . ‘ā·le·ḵā כֹּ֣ל׀ for all kōl דְּמֵ֣י the blood də·mê בֵית־ of the house ḇêṯ- שָׁא֗וּל of Saul , šā·’ūl אֲשֶׁ֤ר in whose ’ă·šer תַּחְתּוֹ place taḥ·tō מָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ you have reigned , mā·laḵ·tā יְהוָה֙ and YHWH Yah·weh וַיִּתֵּ֤ן has delivered way·yit·tên

