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2 Samuel 18:21-25

21Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097toCushiלַכּוּשִׁ֔יla.ku.ShiH3569,GoH3212tellהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428what thou hastseenרָאִ֑יתָהra.'I.tahH7200. AndCushiכוּשִׁ֛יkhu.ShiH3569bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself toJoabלְיוֹאָ֖בle.yo.'AvH3097, andranוַיָּרֹֽץ׃vai.ya.RotzH7323.

22Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659yetagainוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, ButhoweverH4100, let me also, I pray thee,runאָרֻֽצָה־'a.ru.tzah-H7323afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Cushiהַכּוּשִׁ֑יha.ku.ShiH3569. AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Why wilt thourunרָץ֙ratzH7323, mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121, seeing that thou hast notidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbe.so.RahH1309readyמֹצֵֽאת׃mo.TzetH4672?

23But however, said he, let merunאָר֔וּץ'a.RutzH7323. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Runר֑וּץRutzH7323. ThenAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theplainהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603, andoutranוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Cushiהַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.ShiH3569.

24AndDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732satיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427between thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֑יםha.she.'a.RimH8179: and thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶ֜הha.tzo.PehH6822wentupH3212to theroofגַּ֤גgagH1406over thegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179to thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and behold amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376runningרָ֥ץratzH7323alone.

25And thewatchmanהַצֹּפֶה֙ha.tzo.PehH6822calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If he is alone, there istidingsבְּשׂוֹרָ֣הbe.so.RahH1309in hismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310. And hecameH3212apaceH1980, and drewnearוְקָרֵֽב׃ve.ka.RevH7131.

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