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2 Samuel 18:21-32

21Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097to Cushiלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569,GoH3212tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428what thou hast seenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200.And Cushiכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself unto Joabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097,and ranוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.

22Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659yet againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,But howsoeverH4100,let me, I pray thee, also runאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569.And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wherefore wilt thou runרָץ֙ratzH7323,my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121,seeing that thou hast no tidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309readyמֹצֵֽאת׃mo.TzetH4672?

23But howsoever, said he,let me runאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323.And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Runר֑וּץRutzH7323.Then Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603,and overranוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Cushiהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.

24And Davidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732satיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427between the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179:and the watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822went upH3212to the roofגַּ֤גgagH1406over the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179unto the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,and lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,and lookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and behold a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֥ץratzH7323alone.

25And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822criedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If he be alone, there istidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309in his mouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310.And he cameH3212apaceH1980,and drew nearוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131.

26And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200anotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312manאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningרָץ֒ratzH7323:and the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the porterהַשֹּׁעֵ֔רha.sho.'ErH7778,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold anothermanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֣ץratzH7323alone. And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,He also bringeth tidingsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319.

27And the watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Me thinkethרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200the runningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794of the foremostהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223is like the runningכִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794of Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He isa goodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,and comethיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896tidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309.

28And Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,All is wellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965.And he fell downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the earthאָ֑רְצָה ס'A.re.tzahH776upon his faceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which hath delivered upסִגַּר֙si.GarH5462the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that lifted upנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375their handיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֥יba.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Is the young manלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53safeשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965?And Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,When Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650, and methy servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,I sawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200a greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tumultהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,but I knewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not what it was.

30And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Turn asideסֹ֖בsoH5437, andstandהִתְיַצֵּ֣בhit.ya.TzevH3320hereכֹּ֑הKohH3541.And he turned asideוַיִּסֹּ֖בvai.yi.SoH5437,and stood stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Vai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

31And, behold, Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569cameבָּ֑אBa'H935;and Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tidingsיִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙yit.ba.SerH1319,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath avengedשְׁפָטְךָ֤she.fa.te.KhaH8199thee this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117of all themמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027that rose upהַקָּמִ֥יםha.ka.MimH6965against thee.

32And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.ShiH3569, Isthe young manלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53safeהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965?And Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The enemiesאֹֽיְבֵי֙'o.ye.VeiH341of my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and all that riseקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965against thee to do theehurtלְרָעָֽה׃ סle.ra.'AhH7451, be as thatyoung manכַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'arH5288is.

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