19 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.18.19",
"source": "וַאֲחִימַ֤עַץ בֶּן־צָדוֹק֙ אָמַ֔ר אָר֣וּצָה נָּ֔א וַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּי־שְׁפָט֥וֹ יְהוָ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד אֹיְבָֽיו׃",
"text": "And-*ʾĂḥîmaʿaṣ* *ben*-*Ṣāḏôq* *ʾāmar* *ʾārûṣâ* *nāʾ* and-*ʾăḇaśśěrâ* *ʾeṯ*-the-*meleḵ* that-*šěp̄āṭô* *YHWH* from-*yaḏ* *ʾōyěḇāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĂḥîmaʿaṣ*": "proper noun - Ahimaaz",
"*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of",
"*Ṣāḏôq*": "proper noun - Zadok",
"*ʾāmar*": "third person masculine singular qal perfect - he said",
"*ʾārûṣâ*": "first person singular qal imperfect cohortative - let me run",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*ʾăḇaśśěrâ*": "first person singular piel imperfect cohortative - let me bring good news",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*šěp̄āṭô*": "third person masculine singular qal perfect with third person masculine singular suffix - he has judged him",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*yaḏ*": "feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*ʾōyěḇāyw*": "masculine plural noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his enemies"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾārûṣâ*": "let me run/I will run",
"*nāʾ*": "please/I pray/now",
"*ʾăḇaśśěrâ*": "let me bring good news/let me carry news/let me inform",
"*šěp̄āṭô*": "judged him/vindicated him/delivered him",
"*yaḏ*": "hand/power/control"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.18.20",
"source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ יוֹאָ֗ב לֹא֩ אִ֨ישׁ בְּשֹׂרָ֤ה אַתָּה֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖ בְּי֣וֹם אַחֵ֑ר וְהַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ לֹ֣א תְבַשֵּׂ֔ר כִּֽי־עַל כֵּ֥ן בֶּן־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מֵֽת׃",
"text": "And-*yōʾmer* to-him *Yôʾāḇ* not *ʾîš* *běśōrâ* *ʾattâ* the-*yôm* the-*zeh* and-*ḇiśśartā* in-*yôm* *ʾaḥēr* and-the-*yôm* the-*zeh* not *ṯěḇaśśēr* because-*ʿal* thus *ben*-the-*meleḵ* *mēṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said",
"*Yôʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Joab",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular construct - man of",
"*běśōrâ*": "feminine singular noun - news/tidings",
"*ʾattâ*": "second person masculine singular independent pronoun - you",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day",
"*zeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*ḇiśśartā*": "second person masculine singular piel perfect - you shall bring news",
"*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "masculine singular adjective - another/other",
"*ṯěḇaśśēr*": "second person masculine singular piel imperfect - you shall bring news",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - because/concerning",
"*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*mēṯ*": "masculine singular qal participle - dead/is dead"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš*": "man of/bearer of",
"*běśōrâ*": "news/tidings/message",
"*ḇiśśartā*": "you shall bring news/you will carry tidings",
"*ṯěḇaśśēr*": "you shall bring news/you will bring a message",
"*ʿal*": "because/on account of/concerning",
"*mēṯ*": "dead/is dead/has died"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.18.21",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹאָב֙ לַכּוּשִׁ֔י לֵ֛ךְ הַגֵּ֥ד לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאִ֑יתָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ כוּשִׁ֛י לְיוֹאָ֖ב וַיָּרֹֽץ׃",
"text": "And-*yōʾmer* *Yôʾāḇ* to-the-*Kûšî* *lēḵ* *haggēḏ* to-the-*meleḵ* which *rāʾîṯā* and-*yištaḥû* *Kûšî* to-*Yôʾāḇ* and-*yārōṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said",
"*Yôʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Joab",
"*Kûšî*": "masculine singular gentilic adjective with definite article - the Cushite",
"*lēḵ*": "masculine singular qal imperative - go",
"*haggēḏ*": "masculine singular hiphil imperative - tell",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*rāʾîṯā*": "second person masculine singular qal perfect - you have seen",
"*yištaḥû*": "third person masculine singular hishtaphel imperfect consecutive - and he bowed down",
"*Kûšî*": "masculine singular gentilic adjective - Cushite",
"*Yôʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Joab",
"*yārōṣ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he ran"
},
"variants": {
"*Kûšî*": "Cushite/Ethiopian",
"*lēḵ*": "go/depart",
"*haggēḏ*": "tell/inform/report",
"*rāʾîṯā*": "you have seen/you witnessed",
"*yištaḥû*": "bowed down/prostrated himself",
"*yārōṣ*": "ran/hurried away"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.18.22",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֜וֹד אֲחִימַ֤עַץ בֶּן־צָדוֹק֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב וִ֣יהִי מָ֔ה אָרֻֽצָה־נָּ֥א גַם־אָ֖נִי אַחֲרֵ֣י הַכּוּשִׁ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֗ב לָֽמָּה־זֶּ֞ה אַתָּ֥ה רָץ֙ בְּנִ֔י וּלְכָ֖ה אֵין־בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה מֹצֵֽאת׃",
"text": "And-*yōsep̄* again *ʾĂḥîmaʿaṣ* *ben*-*Ṣāḏôq* and-*yōʾmer* to-*Yôʾāḇ* and-*yehî* what *ʾāruṣâ*-*nāʾ* also-*ʾānî* after the-*Kûšî* and-*yōʾmer* *Yôʾāḇ* to-what-*zeh* *ʾattâ* *rāṣ* *běnî* and-to-you not-*běśôrâ* *mōṣēʾṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yōsep̄*": "third person masculine singular hiphil imperfect consecutive - and he added/continued",
"*ʾĂḥîmaʿaṣ*": "proper noun - Ahimaaz",
"*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of",
"*Ṣāḏôq*": "proper noun - Zadok",
"*yōʾmer*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said",
"*Yôʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Joab",
"*yehî*": "third person masculine singular qal jussive - let it be",
"*ʾāruṣâ*": "first person singular qal imperfect cohortative - let me run",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*ʾānî*": "first person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*Kûšî*": "masculine singular gentilic adjective with definite article - the Cushite",
"*yōʾmer*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said",
"*Yôʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Joab",
"*zeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*ʾattâ*": "second person masculine singular independent pronoun - you",
"*rāṣ*": "masculine singular qal participle - running",
"*běnî*": "masculine singular noun with first person singular suffix - my son",
"*běśôrâ*": "feminine singular noun - news/tidings",
"*mōṣēʾṯ*": "feminine singular qal participle - finding/available"
},
"variants": {
"*yōsep̄*": "continued/added/persisted",
"*yehî*": "let it be/whatever happens/come what may",
"*ʾāruṣâ*": "let me run/may I run",
"*nāʾ*": "please/I pray/now",
"*rāṣ*": "running/a runner",
"*běśôrâ*": "news/tidings/message",
"*mōṣēʾṯ*": "finding/available/to be obtained"
}
}