אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ the Cushite . hak·kū·šî 2 Samuel 18:24 וְדָוִ֥ד Now David wə·ḏā·wiḏ יוֹשֵׁ֖ב was sitting yō·wō·šêḇ בֵּין־ between bên- שְׁנֵ֣י the two šə·nê הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים gates haš·šə·‘ā·rîm הַצֹּפֶ֜ה when the watchman haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ went up way·yê·leḵ אֶל־ to ’el- גַּ֤ג the roof gaḡ הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ of the gateway haš·ša·‘ar אֶל־ by ’el- הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה the wall , ha·ḥō·w·māh וַיִּשָּׂ֤א looked out , way·yiś·śā אֶת־ - ’eṯ- עֵינָיו֙ - ‘ê·nāw וַיַּ֔רְא and saw way·yar וְהִנֵּה־ . . . wə·hin·nêh- אִ֖ישׁ a man ’îš רָ֥ץ running alone rāṣ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ . . . . lə·ḇad·dōw 2 Samuel 18:25 הַצֹּפֶה֙ So [he] haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh וַיִּקְרָ֤א called out way·yiq·rā וַיַּגֵּ֣ד and told way·yag·gêḏ לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king . lam·me·leḵ אִם־ “ If he is alone ’im- לְבַדּ֖וֹ . . . , ” lə·ḇad·dōw הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר replied , way·yō·mer בְּפִ֑יו “ he bears bə·p̄îw בְּשׂוֹרָ֣ה good news . ” bə·śō·w·rāh וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ As the first runner drew way·yê·leḵ הָל֖וֹךְ . . . hā·lō·wḵ וְקָרֵֽב׃ near , wə·qā·rêḇ 2 Samuel 18:26 הַצֹּפֶה֮ the watchman haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh וַיַּ֣רְא saw way·yar אַחֵ֣ר another ’a·ḥêr אִישׁ־ man ’îš- רָץ֒ running , rāṣ וַיִּקְרָ֤א and he called out way·yiq·rā הַצֹּפֶה֙ . . . haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh אֶל־ to ’el- הַשֹּׁעֵ֔ר the gatekeeper , haš·šō·‘êr וַיֹּ֕אמֶר way·yō·mer הִנֵּה־ “ Look ! hin·nêh- אִ֖ישׁ Another man ’îš רָ֣ץ is running alone rāṣ לְבַדּ֑וֹ . . . ! ” lə·ḇad·dōw זֶ֥ה “ This [one] zeh גַּם־ also gam- מְבַשֵּֽׂר׃ brings good news , ” mə·ḇaś·śêr וַיֹּ֥אמֶר said way·yō·mer הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ the king . ham·me·leḵ 2 Samuel 18:27 הַצֹּפֶ֔ה The watchman haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ said , way·yō·mer הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן “ The first man hā·ri·šō·wn רֹאֶה֙ appears rō·’eh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- אֲנִ֤י to me ’ă·nî מְרוּצַ֣ת to be running mə·rū·ṣaṯ אֲחִימַ֣עַץ like Ahimaaz ’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ בֶּן־ son ben- צָד֑וֹק of Zadok ṣā·ḏō·wq כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת - . ” kim·ru·ṣaṯ זֶ֔ה “ This zeh ט֣וֹב is a good ṭō·wḇ אִֽישׁ־ man , ” ’îš- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ the king . ham·me·leḵ יָבֽוֹא׃ “ He comes yā·ḇō·w וְאֶל־ with wə·’el- טוֹבָ֖ה good ṭō·w·ḇāh בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה news . ” bə·śō·w·rāh 2 Samuel 18:28 אֲחִימַ֗עַץ Then Ahimaaz ’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ וַיִּקְרָ֣א called out way·yiq·rā וַיֹּ֤אמֶר way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ the king , ham·me·leḵ שָׁל֔וֹם “ All is well ! ” šā·lō·wm וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ And he bowed way·yiš·ta·ḥū לְאַפָּ֖יו facedown lə·’ap·pāw אָ֑רְצָהס . . . ʾå̄·rə·ṣå̄·hs לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ before the king . lam·me·leḵ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר He continued , way·yō·mer

