2 Samuel 19:34 בַּרְזִלַּ֖י But Barzillai bar·zil·lay וַיֹּ֥אמֶר replied way·yō·mer אֶל־ - ’el- הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ - , ham·me·leḵ כַּמָּ֗ה “ How many kam·māh יְמֵי֙ years yə·mê שְׁנֵ֣י . . . šə·nê חַיַּ֔י of my life [remain] , ḥay·yay כִּי־ that kî- אֶעֱלֶ֥ה I should go up ’e·‘ĕ·leh יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ to Jerusalem yə·rū·šā·lim אֶת־ with ’eṯ- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ the king ? ham·me·leḵ 2 Samuel 19:35 אָנֹכִ֨י I am ’ā·nō·ḵî הַיּ֜וֹם now hay·yō·wm שְׁמֹנִ֣ים eighty šə·mō·nîm בֶּן־ years old ben- שָׁנָה֩ . . . . šā·nāh הַאֵדַ֣ע׀ Can I discern ha·’ê·ḏa‘ בֵּין־ . . . bên- ט֣וֹב what is good ṭō·wḇ לְרָ֗ע and what is not ? lə·rā‘ אִם־ . . . ’im- עַבְדְּךָ֙ Can your servant ‘aḇ·də·ḵā אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יִטְעַ֤ם taste yiṭ·‘am אֲשֶׁ֤ר what ’ă·šer אֹכַל֙ he eats ’ō·ḵal וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- אֲשֶׁ֣ר - ’ă·šer אֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה or drinks ? ’eš·teh אִם־ . . . ’im- ע֔וֹד Can I still ‘ō·wḏ אֶשְׁמַ֣ע hear ’eš·ma‘ בְּק֖וֹל the voice bə·qō·wl שָׁרִ֣ים of singing men šā·rîm וְשָׁר֑וֹת and women ? wə·šā·rō·wṯ וְלָמָּה֩ Why wə·lām·māh עַבְדְּךָ֥ should your servant ‘aḇ·də·ḵā יִֽהְיֶ֨ה be yih·yeh עוֹד֙ an added ‘ō·wḏ לְמַשָּׂ֔א burden lə·maś·śā אֶל־ to ’el- אֲדֹנִ֖י my lord ’ă·ḏō·nî הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ the king ? ham·me·leḵ 2 Samuel 19:36 עַבְדְּךָ֛ Your servant ‘aḇ·də·ḵā אֶת־ - ’eṯ- אֶת־ could go with ’eṯ- הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ כִּמְעַ֞ט only a short distance kim·‘aṭ יַעֲבֹ֧ר past ya·‘ă·ḇōr הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן the Jordan ; hay·yar·dên וְלָ֙מָּה֙ why wə·lām·māh הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ should the king ham·me·leḵ יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי repay me yiḡ·mə·lê·nî הַזֹּֽאת׃ with such haz·zōṯ הַגְּמוּלָ֖ה a reward ? hag·gə·mū·lāh 2 Samuel 19:37 נָ֤א Please nā עַבְדְּךָ֙ let your servant ‘aḇ·də·ḵā יָֽשָׁב־ return , yā·šāḇ- וְאָמֻ֣ת that I may die wə·’ā·muṯ בְּעִירִ֔י in my own city bə·‘î·rî עִ֛ם near ‘im קֶ֥בֶר the tomb qe·ḇer אָבִ֖י of my father ’ā·ḇî וְאִמִּ֑י and mother . wə·’im·mî וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ But here wə·hin·nêh עַבְדְּךָ֣ is your servant ‘aḇ·də·ḵā כִמְהָ֗ם Chimham . ḵim·hām יַֽעֲבֹר֙ Let him cross over ya·‘ă·ḇōr עִם־ with ‘im- אֲדֹנִ֣י my lord ’ă·ḏō·nî הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king , ham·me·leḵ וַעֲשֵׂה־ and do wa·‘ă·śêh- ל֕וֹ for him lōw אֵ֥ת - ’êṯ אֲשֶׁר־ what ’ă·šer- ט֖וֹב is good ṭō·wḇ בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ס in your sight . ” bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā 2 Samuel 19:38 הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ The king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר replied , way·yō·mer כִּמְהָ֔ם “ Chimham kim·hām יַעֲבֹ֣ר will cross over ya·‘ă·ḇōr אִתִּי֙ with me , ’it·tî וַאֲנִי֙ and I wa·’ă·nî אֶעֱשֶׂה־ will do ’e·‘ĕ·śeh- לּ֔וֹ for him lōw אֶת־ - ’eṯ-

