2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:21

²¹So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Joab	יוֹאָב֙	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to a Cushite	לַכּוּשִׁ֔י	lak·kū·šî	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3569 Cushite
Go	לֵ֛ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
tell	הַגֵּ֥ד	hag·gêḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
the king	לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
what	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have seen	רָאִ֑יתָה	rā·’î·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
The Cushite	כוּשִׁ֛י	ḵū·šî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3569 Cushite
bowed	וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
to Joab	לְיוֹאָ֖ב	lə·yō·w·’āḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
and took off running	וַיָּרֹֽץ׃	way·yā·rōṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.