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2 Samuel 18:21-32

21ThensaidH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097totheCushiteלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569, Go,tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428whatthou hastseenH7200.AndtheCushiteכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselftoJoabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097,andranH7323.

22AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659saidH559yetH5750againע֜וֹדodH5750toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Comewhatmay,letme,Ipraythee,alsoגַם־gam-H1571runH7323aftertheCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569.AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidH559,WhyH4100wilt thourunH7323,mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121, seeingthatthereisnonewsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309suited [tothee]?

23—But,comewhatmay,letmerunH7323.AndhesaidH559tohim,RunH7323.AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranH7323bythewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oftheplain,andoutstrippedtheCushiteהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.

24AndDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732satH3427betweenthetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesH8179;andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822wentuptotheroofגַּ֤גgagH1406ofthegateH8179,ontothewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869andlookedH7200,andbehold,amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningH7323aloneH905.

25Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822cried,andtoldH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,IfhebealoneH905, thereisnewsבְּשׂוֹרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309inhismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310.AndhecameH1980onanddrewnear.

26Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawH7200anothermanאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningH7323;andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121totheporterandsaidH559,Beholdamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningH7323aloneH905.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Healsoגַּם־gam-H1571isabearerH1319ofnewsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319.

27Andthewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidH559,Iseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200therunningoftheforemostliketherunningofAhimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659.Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Heisagoodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376;andcomesH935withgoodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309.

28AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121andsaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965!Andhefelldownוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812totheearthH776onhisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639beforethekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whohasdeliveredסִגַּר֙si.GarH5462upthemenH376thatliftedנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375uptheirhandיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027againstmylordthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29AndthekingH4428saidH559,Isitwellwiththeyoungלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53?AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290saidH559,IsawH7200agreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tumultH1995whenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971theking'sservantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650,andmethyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;butIknewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notwhatitwas.

30Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,TurnH5437aside[and]standH5975here.AndheturnedH5437asideandstoodH5975stillH5975.

31Andbehold,theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569cameH935;andtheCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569saidH559, Letmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428receivegoodtidings,forJehovahhasavenged theethisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117ofallthemthatroseH6965upagainstthee.

32Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559totheCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.ShiH3569,Isitwellwiththeyoungלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manכַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53?AndtheCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569saidH559,Theenemiesאֹֽיְבֵי֙'o.ye.VeiH341ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andallthatriseH6965againsttheeforevilH7451,beיִהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961asthatyoungH5288manH5288.

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