New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 18:19-23
19ThenAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “Pleaseנָּ֔אNa'H4994let me runאָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahH7323and bringH1319the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428newsוַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.RahH1319that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hasfreedשְׁפָט֥וֹshe.fa.ToH8199him from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of his enemiesH340!”
20But Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You are not the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376to bringnewsבְּשֹׂרָ֤הbe.so.RahH1309thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but you shall bringH1319newsוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;however, you shall bringH1319noH3808newsתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088dayוְהַיּ֤וֹםve.hai.YomH3117,becauseכִּֽי־ עַל־כֵּ֥ןki- al-kenH3588H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”
21Then Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Cushiteלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have seenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200.”So the Cushiteכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedH2331to Joabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097and ranוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.
22However, 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 haveH369noH369messenger’sH1309rewardH1309for goingH3318?”
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 passedH5674byH5674the Cushiteהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.
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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