הַיּ֥וֹם today hay·yō·wm הַזֶּֽה׃ . . . . ” haz·zeh 2 Samuel 16:13 דָּוִ֛ד So David dā·wiḏ וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו and his men wa·’ă·nā·šāw וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ proceeded way·yê·leḵ בַּדָּ֑רֶךְס along the road bad·då̄·rɛḵs וְשִׁמְעִ֡י as Shimei wə·šim·‘î הֹלֵךְ֩ went hō·lêḵ בְּצֵ֨לַע along the ridge bə·ṣê·la‘ הָהָ֜ר of the hill hā·hār לְעֻמָּת֗וֹ opposite him . lə·‘um·mā·ṯōw הָלוֹךְ֙ As Shimei went , hā·lō·wḵ וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל he yelled curses , way·qal·lêl וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל threw stones , way·saq·qêl בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ . . . bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm וְעִפַּ֖ר and flung wə·‘ip·par בֶּעָפָֽר׃פ dust be·‘ā·p̄ār לְעֻמָּת֔וֹ at [David] . lə·‘um·mā·ṯōw 2 Samuel 16:14 הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ Finally, the king ham·me·leḵ וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl הָעָ֥ם the people hā·‘ām אֲשֶׁר־ - ’ă·šer- אִתּ֖וֹ with him ’it·tōw וַיָּבֹ֥א arrived , way·yā·ḇō עֲיֵפִ֑ים exhausted . ‘ă·yê·p̄îm שָֽׁם׃ And there šām וַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁ he refreshed himself . way·yin·nā·p̄êš 2 Samuel 16:15 וְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם Then Absalom wə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl הָעָם֙ . . . hā·‘ām אִ֣ישׁ the men ’îš יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl בָּ֖אוּ came bā·’ū יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם to Jerusalem , yə·rū·šā·lim וַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל and Ahithophel [was] wa·’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el אִתּֽוֹ׃ with him . ’it·tōw 2 Samuel 16:16 וַיְהִ֗י And way·hî כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ - ka·’ă·šer- דָוִ֖ד David’s ḏā·wiḏ רֵעֶ֥ה friend rê·‘eh חוּשַׁ֧י Hushai ḥū·šay הָאַרְכִּ֛י the Archite hā·’ar·kî בָּ֞א went bā אֶל־ to ’el- אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיֹּ֤אמֶר and said way·yō·mer חוּשַׁי֙ - ḥū·šay אֶל־ to ’el- אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם [him] , ’aḇ·šā·lōm יְחִ֥י “ Long live yə·ḥî הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ the king ! ham·me·leḵ יְחִ֥י Long live yə·ḥî הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ the king ! ” ham·me·leḵ 2 Samuel 16:17 זֶ֥ה “ Is this zeh חַסְדְּךָ֖ the loyalty ḥas·də·ḵā אֶת־ [you show] ’eṯ- רֵעֶ֑ךָ your friend ? ” rê·‘e·ḵā אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ Absalom ’aḇ·šā·lō·wm וַיֹּ֤אמֶר replied way·yō·mer אֶל־ . . . ’el- חוּשַׁ֔י . . . . ḥū·šay לָ֥מָּה “ Why lām·māh לֹֽא־ did you not lō- הָלַ֖כְתָּ go hā·laḵ·tā אֶת־ with ’eṯ- רֵעֶֽךָ׃ your friend ? ” rê·‘e·ḵā 2 Samuel 16:18 לֹ֕א “ Not at all , ” lō חוּשַׁי֮ Hushai ḥū·šay אֶל־ . . . ’el- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר answered way·yō·mer אַבְשָׁלֹם֒ - . ’aḇ·šā·lōm כִּי֩ “ For kî אֲשֶׁ֨ר the one ’ă·šer בָּחַ֧ר chosen bā·ḥar יְהוָ֛ה by YHWH , Yah·weh הַזֶּ֖ה by the haz·zeh וְהָעָ֥ם people , wə·hā·‘ām וְכָל־ and by all wə·ḵāl אִ֣ישׁ the men ’îš יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל of Israel — yiś·rā·’êl לֹא his lō אֶהְיֶ֖ה I will be , ’eh·yeh

