23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 13:23:1 ⧉וַֽיְהִי֙vayehiand it happened 2 Samuel 13:23:2 ⧉לִשְׁנָתַ֣יִםlishenatayimfor two years 2 Samuel 13:23:3 ⧉יָמִ֔יםyamimdays 2 Samuel 13:23:4 ⧉וַיִּהְי֤וּvayihyuand there were 2 Samuel 13:23:5 ⧉גֹֽזְזִים֙gozezimshearers or sheepshearers 2 Samuel 13:23:6 ⧉לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםleavshalomfor Absalom 2 Samuel 13:23:7 ⧉בְּבַ֥עַלbevaalat Baal 2 Samuel 13:23:8 ⧉חָצ֖וֹרkhatsorHazor 2 Samuel 13:23:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich or that 2 Samuel 13:23:10 ⧉עִם־אֶפְרָ֑יִםimefrayimnear Ephraim 2 Samuel 13:23:11 ⧉וַיִּקְרָ֥אvayikraand he called or invited 2 Samuel 13:23:12 ⧉אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםavshalomAbsalom 2 Samuel 13:23:13 ⧉לְכָל־בְּנֵ֥יlekholbeneto all the sons of 2 Samuel 13:23:14 ⧉הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe king |
23. Formal Translation And it came to pass after two full years that there were shearers for Absalom at Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons. |
23. Dynamic Translation Two years later, when Absalom had his shearers at Baal Hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come. |