| And his father | וְלֹֽא | wĕlōʾ | veh-LOH |
| had not | עֲצָב֨וֹ | ʿăṣābô | uh-tsa-VOH |
| displeased | אָבִ֤יו | ʾābîw | ah-VEEOO |
| time any at him | מִיָּמָיו֙ | miyyāmāyw | mee-ya-mav |
| in saying, | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lēʾmōr | lay-MORE |
| Why | מַדּ֖וּעַ | maddûaʿ | MA-doo-ah |
| hast thou done so? | כָּ֣כָה | kākâ | KA-ha |
| עָשִׂ֑יתָ | ʿāśîtā | ah-SEE-ta | |
| and he | וְגַם | wĕgam | veh-ɡAHM |
| also | ה֤וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| very a was | טֽוֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| goodly | תֹּ֙אַר֙ | tōʾar | TOH-AR |
| מְאֹ֔ד | mĕʾōd | meh-ODE | |
| bare mother his and man; | וְאֹת֥וֹ | wĕʾōtô | veh-oh-TOH |
| him after | יָֽלְדָ֖ה | yālĕdâ | ya-leh-DA |
| Absalom. | אַֽחֲרֵ֥י | ʾaḥărê | ah-huh-RAY |
| אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | ʾabšālôm | av-sha-LOME |