New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 18:27-32

27The watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Ithinkרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200the runningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794formH4794of the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223oneH7223is like the runningכִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794formH4794of Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659.”And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶ֔הZehH2088is a goodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,and he is comingיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896newsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309.”

28Then Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121outH7121and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, “All is wellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965.” Andhe prostratedH2331himself before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with his faceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639to the groundאָ֑רְצָה ס'A.re.tzahH776.And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1288is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834has turnedH5462overH5462the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834raisedנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375their handsיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֥יba.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

29But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is it wellשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965with the youngלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53?”And Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “When Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650,and your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,I sawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200a greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419commotionהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, butI did not knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whatמָֽה׃MahH4100it was.”

30Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “TurnH5437asideH5437and standהִתְיַצֵּ֣בhit.ya.TzevH3320hereכֹּ֑הKohH3541.”So he turnedH5437asideH5437and stoodH5975stillH5975.

31Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569arrivedבָּ֑אBa'H935,and the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428receiveH1319goodH1319newsיִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙yit.ba.SerH1319, forthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hasfreedשְׁפָטְךָ֤she.fa.te.KhaH8199you this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605those who roseH6965upH6965againstעָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Lei.khaH5921you.”

32Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.ShiH3569, “Is it wellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with the youngלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manכַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53?”And the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May the enemiesH340of my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and allוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834riseH6965upH6965againstעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you for evilH7463, be like thatyoungH5288manH5288!”

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