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2 Samuel 18:19-29

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.

24NowDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732wassittingH3427betweenthetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesH8179:andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822wentuptotheroofגַּ֤גgagH1406ofthegateH8179untothewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,andlookedH7200,and,behold,amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningH7323aloneH905.

25Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822cried,andtoldH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,IfhebealoneH905, thereistidingsinhismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310.AndhecameH1980apace,anddrewnear.

26Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawH7200anothermanאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningH7323;andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untotheporter,andsaidH559,Behold,anothermanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningH7323aloneH905.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Healsoגַּם־gam-H1571bringethtidings.

27Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidH559,IthinktherunningoftheforemostisliketherunningofAhimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659.Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Heisagoodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,andcomethwithgoodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896tidings.

28AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,andsaidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Alliswell.Andhebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfbeforethekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428withhisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639totheearthH776,andsaidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whohathdeliveredסִגַּר֙si.GarH5462upthemenH376thatliftedנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375uptheirhandיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027againstmylordthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Isitwellwiththeyoungלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53?AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290answered,WhenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650,evenmethyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,IsawH7200agreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tumultH1995,butIknewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notwhatitwas.

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