Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 18:22-29

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.

26And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ha.tzo.PehH6822sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200anotherH312manאִישׁ־'ish-H376runningרָץ֒ratzH7323: and thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the porter, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,anotherH312manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֣ץratzH7323aloneלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He also bringethtidingsמְבַשֵּֽׂר׃me.va.SerH1319.

27And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔הha.tzo.PehH6822saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Meוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thinketh therunningמְרוּצַ֣תme.ru.TzatH4794of theforemostהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223is like therunningכִּמְרֻצַ֖תkim.ru.TzatH4794ofAhimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659. And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He is agoodט֣וֹבTovH2896manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, and cometh withgoodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896tidings.

28AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֗עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,AllH376iswellשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965. And hebowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812beforeH413thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with hisfaceלְאַפָּ֖יוle.'a.PavH639to theearthאָ֑רְצָה ס'A.re.tzahH776, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1288be theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichH834hathdeliveredסִגַּר֙si.GarH5462upH5375themenH376thatliftedנָשְׂא֥וּna.se.'UH5375upH5375theirhandיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027againstH413mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

29And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itwellשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965with theyoungלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53? AndAhimaazאֲחִימַ֡עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, WhenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentלִ֠שְׁלֹחַLish.lo.achH7971theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶ֨בֶד'E.vedH5650,evenH3808meH7971thyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, Isawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200agreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419tumultהֶהָמ֨וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, but Iknewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notH3808whatמָֽה׃MahH4100it was.

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