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2 Samuel 18:19-23

19ThensaidH559Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659,Letmenowrunאָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahH7323,andbearוַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.RahH1319thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tidings,howthatJehovahhath avengedhimofhisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidH559untohim, Thou shaltnotbethebearerH1319oftidingsthisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,butthou shaltbearוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319tidingsanotherdayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;butthisdayוְהַיּ֤וֹםve.hai.YomH3117thou shaltbearתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319notidings,becausetheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121isdeadH4191.

21ThensaidH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097totheCushiteלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569, Go,tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428whatthou hastseenH7200.AndtheCushiteכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfuntoJoabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097,andranH7323.

22ThensaidH559Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659yetH5750againע֜וֹדodH5750toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Butcomewhatmay,letme,Ipraythee,alsoגַם־gam-H1571runH7323aftertheCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569.AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidH559, Wherefore wilt thourunH7323,mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121, seeingthatthou wilthavenorewardforthetidings?

23Butcomewhatmay,saidH559he,IwillrunH7323.AndhesaidH559untohim,RunH7323.ThenAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranH7323bythewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthePlain,andoutrantheCushiteהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.

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