Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:24-27
24Now Davidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427betweenבֵּין־bein-H996the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179when the watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822went upוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the roofגַּ֤גgagH1406of the gatewayהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179byאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,looked outוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853עֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,and sawוַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה־vai.Yar' ve.hi.neh-H7200H2009a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376running aloneרָ֥ץ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ratz le.va.DoH7323H905.
25Soהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822hecalled outוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. “If he is aloneאִם־ לְבַדּ֖וֹ'im- le.va.DoH518H905,”the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “he bearsבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310good newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309.”As the first runner drewH1980nearוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131,
26the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200anotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312manאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningרָץ֒ratzH7323,and he called outוַיִּקְרָ֤א הַצֹּפֶה֙vai.yik.Ra' ha.tzo.PehH7121H6822toאֶל־'el-H413the gatekeeperהַשֹּׁעֵ֔רha.sho.'ErH7778וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009!Another manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is running aloneרָ֣ץ לְבַדּ֑וֹratz le.va.DoH7323H905!” “Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088onealsoגַּם־gam-H1571brings good newsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.
27The watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “The first manהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223appearsרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853to meאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589to be runningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794like Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659כִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794.” “Thisזֶ֔הZehH2088is a goodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428. “He comesיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935withוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309.”
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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