2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:22

22Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “No matter what, please let me also run behind the Cushite!”

“My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֤עַץ’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣNoun - proper - masculine singularH290 Achimaats
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Zadokצָדוֹק֙ṣā·ḏō·wqNoun - proper - masculine singularH6659 Tsadok
howeverוַיֹּ֨סֶףway·yō·sep̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3254 add
persistedוַיֹּ֨סֶףway·yō·sep̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3254 add
and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Joabיוֹאָ֔בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
No matter whatמָ֔הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
pleaseנָּ֥אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let meאָ֖נִי’ā·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
alsoגַם־ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
runאָרֻֽצָה־’ā·ru·ṣāh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH7323 run
behindאַחֲרֵ֣י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
the Cushiteהַכּוּשִׁ֑יhak·kū·šîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3569 Cushite
My sonבְּנִ֔יbə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
Joabיוֹאָ֗בyō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3097 Joab
repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
whyלָֽמָּה־lām·māh-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
do youאַתָּ֥ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
want to runרָץ֙rāṣVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7323 run
since you willוּלְכָ֖הū·lə·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular
notאֵין־’ên-AdverbH369 nothing, nought
receiveמֹצֵֽאת׃mō·ṣêṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH4672 attain to, find
a rewardבְּשׂוֹרָ֥הbə·śō·w·rāhNoun - feminine singularH1309 tidings

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.