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"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.18.23",
"source": "וִיהִי־מָ֣ה אָר֔וּץ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ ר֑וּץ וַיָּ֤רָץ אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַכִּכָּ֔ר וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־הַכּוּשִֽׁי׃",
"text": "And-*yehî*-what *ʾārûṣ* and-*yōʾmer* to-him *rûṣ* and-*yārāṣ* *ʾĂḥîmaʿaṣ* *dereḵ* the-*kikkār* and-*yaʿăḇōr* *ʾeṯ*-the-*Kûšî*.",
"grammar": {
"*yehî*": "third person masculine singular qal jussive - let it be",
"*ʾārûṣ*": "first person singular qal imperfect - I will run",
"*yōʾmer*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said",
"*rûṣ*": "masculine singular qal imperative - run",
"*yārāṣ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he ran",
"*ʾĂḥîmaʿaṣ*": "proper noun - Ahimaaz",
"*dereḵ*": "masculine singular construct - way of",
"*kikkār*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the plain/circle/district",
"*yaʿăḇōr*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he passed/overtook",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*Kûšî*": "masculine singular gentilic adjective with definite article - the Cushite"
},
"variants": {
"*yehî*": "let it be/whatever happens/come what may",
"*ʾārûṣ*": "I will run/I shall run",
"*rûṣ*": "run/go quickly",
"*dereḵ*": "way/road/path",
"*kikkār*": "plain/valley/Jordan Valley",
"*yaʿăḇōr*": "passed/overtook/outran"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.18.24",
"source": "וְדָוִ֥ד יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בֵּין־שְׁנֵ֣י הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַצֹּפֶ֜ה אֶל־גַּ֤ג הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ אֶל־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה וַיִּשָּׂ֤א אֶת־עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה־אִ֖ישׁ רָ֥ץ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*Dāwiḏ* *yôšēḇ* between-two the-*šěʿārîm* and-*yēleḵ* the-*ṣōp̄eh* to-*gaḡ* the-*šaʿar* to-the-*ḥômâ* and-*yiśśāʾ* *ʾeṯ*-*ʿênāyw* and-*yarʾ* and-behold-*ʾîš* *rāṣ* to-*ḇaddô*.",
"grammar": {
"*Dāwiḏ*": "proper noun - David",
"*yôšēḇ*": "masculine singular qal participle - sitting/dwelling",
"*šěʿārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the gates",
"*yēleḵ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he went",
"*ṣōp̄eh*": "masculine singular qal participle with definite article - the watchman",
"*gaḡ*": "masculine singular construct - roof of",
"*šaʿar*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the gate",
"*ḥômâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the wall",
"*yiśśāʾ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he lifted up",
"*ʿênāyw*": "feminine dual noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his eyes",
"*yarʾ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he saw",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man",
"*rāṣ*": "masculine singular qal participle - running",
"*ḇaddô*": "masculine singular noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his separation/by himself"
},
"variants": {
"*yôšēḇ*": "sitting/dwelling/was seated",
"*šěʿārîm*": "gates/entrances",
"*ṣōp̄eh*": "watchman/lookout",
"*gaḡ*": "roof/top",
"*ḥômâ*": "wall/rampart",
"*yiśśāʾ*": "lifted up/raised",
"*yarʾ*": "saw/looked",
"*rāṣ*": "running/coming quickly",
"*ḇaddô*": "by himself/alone"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.18.25",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֤א הַצֹּפֶה֙ וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־לְבַדּ֖וֹ בְּשׂוֹרָ֣ה בְּפִ֑יו וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וְקָרֵֽב׃",
"text": "And-*yiqrāʾ* the-*ṣōp̄eh* and-*yaggēḏ* to-the-*meleḵ* and-*yōʾmer* the-*meleḵ* if-to-*ḇaddô* *běśôrâ* in-*pîw* and-*yēleḵ* *hālôḵ* and-*qārēḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yiqrāʾ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he called",
"*ṣōp̄eh*": "masculine singular qal participle with definite article - the watchman",
"*yaggēḏ*": "third person masculine singular hiphil imperfect consecutive - and he told",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*yōʾmer*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*ḇaddô*": "masculine singular noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his separation/by himself",
"*běśôrâ*": "feminine singular noun - news/tidings",
"*pîw*": "masculine singular noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his mouth",
"*yēleḵ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he went",
"*hālôḵ*": "qal infinitive absolute - going",
"*qārēḇ*": "masculine singular qal participle - approaching"
},
"variants": {
"*yiqrāʾ*": "called out/cried out",
"*ṣōp̄eh*": "watchman/lookout",
"*yaggēḏ*": "told/informed/reported",
"*ḇaddô*": "by himself/alone",
"*běśôrâ*": "news/tidings/message",
"*pîw*": "his mouth/his speech",
"*hālôḵ*": "going/coming",
"*qārēḇ*": "approaching/coming nearer"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.18.26",
"source": "וַיַּ֣רְא הַצֹּפֶה֮ אִישׁ־אַחֵ֣ר רָץ֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א הַצֹּפֶה֙ אֶל־הַשֹּׁ֔עֵ֔ר וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה־אִ֖ישׁ רָ֣ץ לְבַדּ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ גַּם־זֶ֥ה מְבַשֵּֽׂר׃",
"text": "And-*yarʾ* the-*ṣōp̄eh* *ʾîš*-*ʾaḥēr* *rāṣ* and-*yiqrāʾ* the-*ṣōp̄eh* to-the-*šōʿēr* and-*yōʾmer* behold-*ʾîš* *rāṣ* to-*ḇaddô* and-*yōʾmer* the-*meleḵ* also-*zeh* *měḇaśśēr*.",
"grammar": {
"*yarʾ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he saw",
"*ṣōp̄eh*": "masculine singular qal participle with definite article - the watchman",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular construct - man of",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "masculine singular adjective - another/other",
"*rāṣ*": "masculine singular qal participle - running",
"*yiqrāʾ*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he called",
"*ṣōp̄eh*": "masculine singular qal participle with definite article - the watchman",
"*šōʿēr*": "masculine singular qal participle with definite article - the gatekeeper",
"*yōʾmer*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man",
"*rāṣ*": "masculine singular qal participle - running",
"*ḇaddô*": "masculine singular noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his separation/by himself",
"*yōʾmer*": "third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*zeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*měḇaśśēr*": "masculine singular piel participle - bringing news/messenger"
},
"variants": {
"*yarʾ*": "saw/noticed",
"*ṣōp̄eh*": "watchman/lookout",
"*ʾaḥēr*": "another/different",
"*rāṣ*": "running/coming quickly",
"*yiqrāʾ*": "called/cried out",
"*šōʿēr*": "gatekeeper/porter",
"*ḇaddô*": "by himself/alone",
"*měḇaśśēr*": "messenger/bearer of news/herald"
}
}