2nd Samuel Chapter 18 verse 27 Holy Bible
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.
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And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.
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And the watchman said, I see the running of the foremost like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man; and comes with good news.
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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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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 news.
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The watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. The king said, He is a good man, and comes with good news.
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And the watchman saith, `I see the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.' And the king saith, `This `is' a good man, and with good tidings he cometh.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֔ה (haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, awaitsaid,וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“The first manהָרִאשׁ֔וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 7223: First, in place, time, rankappearsרֹאֶה֙ (rō·’eh)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 7200: To seeto meאֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Ito be runningמְרוּצַ֣ת (mə·rū·ṣaṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 4794: A running, courselike Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ (’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 290: Ahimaaz -- 'my brother is wrath', two Israelitessonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Zadok.”צָד֑וֹק (ṣā·ḏō·wq)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6659: Zadok -- the name of several Israelites“Thisזֶ֔ה (zeh)Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatis a goodט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodman,”אִֽישׁ־ (’îš-)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saythe king.הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A king“He comesיָבֽוֹא׃ (yā·ḇō·w)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gowithוְאֶל־ (wə·’el-)Conjunctive waw | PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, togoodטוֹבָ֖ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh)Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodnews.”בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה (bə·śō·w·rāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 1309: Glad tidings, reward for, good newsJump to PreviousAhimaaz Ahi'ma-Az First Foremost Good He's News Running Runs Seems Think Thinketh Tidings Watchman Zadok
