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2 Samuel 18:21-32

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.

30Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,TurnH5437aside,andstandH5975here.AndheturnedH5437aside,andstoodH5975stillH5975.

31And,behold,theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569cameH935;andtheCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569saidH559,Tidingsformylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;forJehovahhath avenged theethisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117ofallthemthatroseH6965upagainstthee.

32Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untotheCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.ShiH3569,Isitwellwiththeyoungלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manכַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53?AndtheCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569answered,Theenemiesאֹֽיְבֵי֙'o.ye.VeiH341ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andallthatriseH6965upagainsttheetodothee hurt,beיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961asthatyoungH5288manH5288is.

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