Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 18:21-25

21Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097to theCushiteלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569, Gotellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastseenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200. And theCushiteכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812untoJoabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097, andranוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.

22Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659yetagainע֜וֹדodH5750toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, Butcomeוִ֣יהִיVi.hiH1961whatH4100may,letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413, IprayH4994thee, alsorunאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569. AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore wilt thourunרָץ֙ratzH7323, mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121, seeing that thou wilt havenoאֵין־'ein-H369rewardבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309for the tidings?

23Butcomeוִיהִי־vi.hi-H1961whatמָ֣הmahH4100may,saidH559he, I willrunאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323. And hesaidH559unto him,Runר֑וּץRutzH7323. ThenAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thePlainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, and overran theCushiteהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.

24NowH2009Davidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732satיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427betweenבֵּין־bein-H996thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179: and thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822wentH413upH5375to theroofגַּ֤גgagH1406of thegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179unto thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, andliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and,beholdH2009, amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֥ץratzH7323aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

25And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822criedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518he bealoneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905, there is tidings in hismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310. And hecameוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980apace, anddrewהָל֖וֹךְha.LokhH1980nearוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131.

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