2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:26
26the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!”
“This one also brings good news,” said the king.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the watchman | הַצֹּפֶה֮ | haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch |
| saw | וַיַּ֣רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| another | אַחֵ֣ר | ’a·ḥêr | Adjective - masculine singular | H312 another |
| man | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| running | רָץ֒ | rāṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7323 run |
| and he called out | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the gatekeeper | הַשֹּׁעֵ֔ר | haš·šō·‘êr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7778 porter |
| Look | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| Another man | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| is running alone | רָ֣ץ | rāṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7323 run |
| This | זֶ֥ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| also | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| brings good news | מְבַשֵּֽׂר׃ | mə·ḇaś·śêr | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1319 bear tidings |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.