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2 Samuel 18:21-25

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.

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