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2 Samuel 18:19-23
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.ZehH3117H2088.You may doוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319it anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,but you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808do soתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319todayוְהַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ve.hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117H2088,becauseכִּֽי־ עַל־כֵּ֥ןki- al-kenH3588H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”
21So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to a Cushiteלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have seenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200.”The Cushiteכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to Joabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097and took off runningוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.
22Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659,however, persistedוַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֜וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH3254H5750and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔ב וִ֣יהִיyo.'Av Vi.hiH3097H1961, “No matter whatמָ֔הMahH4100,pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994let meאָ֖נִי'A.niH589alsoגַם־gam-H1571runאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569!” “My sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121,”Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “whyלָֽמָּה־ זֶּ֞הla.mah- zehH4100H2088do youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859want to runרָץ֙ratzH7323, since you willnotאֵין־'ein-H369receiveמֹצֵֽאת׃mo.TzetH4672a rewardבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309?”
23“No matter whatמָ֣הmahH4100,I want to runאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323!”he repliedוִיהִי־vi.hi-H1961. “Then runר֑וּץRutzH7323!”Joab toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him.So Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603and outranוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Cushiteהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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