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2 Samuel 18:19-23

19Then saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659,Let me now runאָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahH7323,and bearוַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.RahH1319the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tidingsH1319,how that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath avengedשְׁפָט֥וֹshe.fa.ToH8199him of his enemiesמִיַּ֥ד אֹיְבָֽיו׃mi.Yad 'o.ye.VavH341 H3027.

20And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thouאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shalt not bear tidingsבְּשֹׂרָ֤הbe.so.RahH1309this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but thou shalt bear tidingsוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117:but this dayוְהַיּ֤וֹםve.hai.YomH3117thou shalt bear no tidingsתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319,because the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

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.

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