New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 18:24-27

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.

26Then the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200anotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312manאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningרָץ֒ratzH7323;and the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the gatekeeperהַשֹּׁעֵ֔רha.sho.'ErH7778and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, anothermanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֣ץratzH7323by himselfלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905.”And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ThisH2088oneזֶ֥הzehH2088alsoגַּם־gam-H1571is bringingH1319good newsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319.”

27The watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Ithinkרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200the runningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794of the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223oneH7223is like the runningכִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794of Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659.”And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֔הZehH2088is a goodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376and comesיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309.”

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