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## translationWords
* [[en:tw:absalom]]
* [[en:tw:ephraim]]
* [[en:tw:servant]]
* [[en:tw:sheep]]
* [[en:tw:son]]
* [[en:tw:works]]
## translationNotes
* **two full years** - This is explaining the passage of time. (See:[[en:obe:other:biblicaltimeyear]])
* **shearers** - those who remove the wool from the sheep
* **Baal Hazor** - This is the name of a place (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names]])
* **Look now** - This is an expression to emphasize the next statement.
* **your servant** - Absalom is calling himself "your servant" to be polite.
* **has shearers** - It was customary for people in Israel to have a party when they had sheared their sheep.
* **may the king** - Although he is talking to his father the king, he callshim "the king" instead of "you" to show respect for him.