2 Samuel 18:27
The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
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ASV
And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
KJV
And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הַצֹּפֶ֔ה | ha.tzo.Peh | the watchman | H6822 → |
| אֲנִ֤י | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| רֹאֶה֙ | ro.'Eh | [am] seeing | H7200 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| מְרוּצַ֣ת | me.ru.Tzat | [the] running of | H4794 → |
| הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן | ha.ri.Shon | the first [one] | H7223 → |
| כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת | kim.ru.Tzat | like [the] running of | H4794 → |
| אֲחִימַ֣עַץ | 'a.chi.Ma.'atz | Ahimaaz | H290 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| צָד֑וֹק | tza.Dok | Zadok | H6659 → |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| אִֽישׁ־ | 'ish- | [is] a man | H376 → |
| ט֣וֹב | Tov | good | H2896 → |
| זֶ֔ה | Zeh | this | H2088 → |
| וְאֶל־ | ve.'el- | and with | H413 → |
| בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה | be.so.Rah | news | H1309 → |
| טוֹבָ֖ה | to.Vah | good | H2896 → |
| יָבֽוֹא׃ | ya.Vo' | he is coming | H935 → |
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