New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 18:21-25
21Then Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Cushiteלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have seenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200.”So the Cushiteכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to Joabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097and ranוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.
22Now Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559onceH3254H5750moreH3254H5750to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “But whateverמָ֔הMahH4100happensוִ֣יהִיVi.hiH1961,pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994let me alsoגַם־gam-H1571runאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569.”And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָֽמָּה־ זֶּ֞הla.mah- zehH4100H2088would you runרָץ֙ratzH7323,my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121, sinceyou will haveH369noH369rewardבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309for goingמֹצֵֽאת׃mo.TzetH4672?”
23“But whateverמָ֣הmahH4100happensוִיהִי־vi.hi-H1961,” he said, “I will runאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323.”So he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Runר֑וּץRutzH7323.”Then Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the plainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603and passedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674up the Cushiteהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.
24NowDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427betweenבֵּין־bein-H996the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179; andthe watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980up to the roofגַּ֤גgagH1406of the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179by the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,and raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869and lookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֥ץratzH7323by himselfלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.
25The watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518he is by himselfלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905there is good newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309in his mouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310.”And he cameוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980nearerהָל֖וֹךְha.LokhH1980and nearerוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131.
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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