2 Samuel 18:23

“No matter what, I want to run!” he replied. “Then run!” Joab told him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.
2 Samuel 18:23
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וִיהִי־מָ֣ה אָר֔וּץ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ ר֑וּץ וַיָּ֤רָץ אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַכִּכָּ֔ר וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־הַכּוּשִֽׁי׃

  1. וִיהִי־vi.hi-“and may it be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. מָ֣הmah“whatever”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  3. אָר֔וּץ'a.Rutz“I will run”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
  4. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. ל֖וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  6. ר֑וּץRutz“run”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
  7. וַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotz“and he ran”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
  8. אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atz“Ahimaaz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחִימַ֫עַץ · “Ahimaaz” · Strong's H0290H
  9. דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  10. הַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.Kar“the plain”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כִּכָּר · “talent” · Strong's H3603H
  11. וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.Vor“and he passed by”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. הַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ha.ku.Shi“the Cushite”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from כּוּשִׁי · “Cushite” · Strong's H3569G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)