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The watchmanהַצֹּפֶהcalled outוַיִּקְרָאand toldוַיַּגֵּדthe king.לַמֶּלֶךְThe kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Ifאִםhe is alone,לְבַדּוֹthere is newsבְּשׂוֹרָהin his mouth.”בְּפִיוAnd he cameוַיֵּלֶךְcloser and closer.הָלוֹךְ וְקָרֵב
2 Samuel 18:25
Study it in the app“The watchman called out and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he came closer and closer.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 18:25, word by word
- The watchmanצֹּפֶהtsofe
watchman
One who stands guard on the wall.
Where else “tsofe” appears- called outיִּקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- and toldיַּגֵּדyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- he is aloneבַדּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears- there is newsבְּשׂוֹרָהbesora
news, reward for news
News, especially good news; also the payment given to the one who brings it.
Where else “besora” appears- in his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- And he cameיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- closer and closerהָלוֹךְhaloch
keep growing
Something that grows little by little.
Where else “haloch” appears- closer and closerקָרֵבkarev
near, approaching
One who comes near; near.
Where else “karev” appears
The context
24David was sitting between the two gates. The watchman went to the roof of the gate by the wall, and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and there was a man running alone.
25 · This verse (above)
26The watchman saw another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, “Look, a man running alone!” The king said, “This one too is bringing news.”