Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 18:18-20

18During his lifetimeבְחַיָּיו֙ve.cha.yavH2416אֶת־'et-H853,Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם לָקַ֗חve.'av.sha.Lom la.KachH53 H3947had set upוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324for himselfa pillarמַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ma.Tze.vetH4678אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the King’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Valleyבְּעֵֽמֶק־be.'e.mek-H6010,forכִּ֤יkiH3588he had saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, “I have noאֵֽין־'ein-H369sonבֵ֔ןVenH1121toבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668preserve the memoryהַזְכִּ֣ירhaz.KirH2142of my nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034.”So he gaveוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the pillarלַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ עַל־la.ma.Tze.vet 'al-H4678 H5921his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,and toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117it is calledוַיִּקָּ֤רֵאvai.yi.Ka.re'H7121Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53Monumentיַ֣דyadH3027.

19Then Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “Pleaseנָּ֔אNa'H4994let me runאָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahH7323and tell the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428the good newsוַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.RahH1319אֶת־'et-H853thatכִּי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has avenged himשְׁפָט֥וֹshe.fa.ToH8199ofמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027his enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.”

20But Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097repliedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859are notלֹא֩lo'H3808the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376to take good newsבְּשֹׂרָ֤הbe.so.RahH1309todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.You may doוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319it anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,but you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808do soתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319todayוְהַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ve.hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088,becauseכִּֽי־ עַל־כֵּ֥ןki- al-kenH3588 H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”

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