2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:23

²³“No matter what, I want to run!” he replied.

“Then run!” Joab told him.

So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain^g and outran the Cushite.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No matter what	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
I want to run	אָר֔וּץ	’ā·rūṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7323 run
he replied	וִיהִי־	wî·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Then run	ר֑וּץ	rūṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7323 run
Joab told	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
So Ahimaaz	אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙	’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H290 Achimaats
ran	וַיָּ֤רָץ	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
by way	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the plain	הַכִּכָּ֔ר	hak·kik·kār	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3603 a round
and outran	וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Cushite	הַכּוּשִֽׁי׃	hak·kū·šî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3569 Cushite

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.