| 28. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 14:28:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvayeshevand he lived or dwelt 2 Samuel 14:28:2 ⧉אַבְשָׁל֛וֹםavshalomAbsalom 2 Samuel 14:28:3 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִםbirushalimin Jerusalem 2 Samuel 14:28:4 ⧉שְׁנָתַ֣יִםshenatayimtwo years 2 Samuel 14:28:5 ⧉יָמִ֑יםyamimdays 2 Samuel 14:28:6 ⧉וּפְנֵ֥יufeneand the face of 2 Samuel 14:28:7 ⧉הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 14:28:8 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot 2 Samuel 14:28:9 ⧉רָאָֽה׃raahe saw |
| 28. Formal Translation And Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years without seeing the king’s face. |
| 28. Dynamic Translation Absalom remained in Jerusalem for two full years without seeing the king in person. |