Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 18:27-32

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.

30And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,TurnH5437asideH5437, andstandH5975hereכֹּ֑הKohH3541. And heturnedH5437asideH5437, andstoodH5975stillH5975.

31And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569cameבָּ֑אBa'H935; and theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tidingsיִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙yit.ba.SerH1319for mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: for theLORDH3068hath avenged thee thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117ofallכָּל־kol-H3605them thatroseH6965upH6965againstעָלֶֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Lei.khaH5921thee.

32And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֔יha.ku.ShiH3569, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with theyoungלַנַּ֖עַרla.Na.'arH5288manכַנַּ֙עַר֙kha.Na.'arH5288Absalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53? And theCushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֗יha.ku.ShiH3569answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Theenemiesאֹֽיְבֵי֙'o.ye.VeiH341of mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andallH3605thatriseH6965upH6965againstעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee todoH3605thee hurt, be as thatyoungH5288manH5288is.

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