2 Samuel 18:22
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Berean Study Bible
Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “Regardless of whatever may happen, 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?”

Young's Literal Translation
And Ahimaaz son of Zadok addeth again, and saith unto Joab, ‘And whatever it be, let me run, I pray thee, I also, after the Cushite.’ And Joab saith, ‘Why [is] this—thou art running, my son, and for thee there are no tidings found?’—

King James Bible
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

Hebrew
Ahimaaz
אֲחִימַ֤עַץ (’ă·ḥî·ma·‘aṣ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 290: Ahimaaz -- 'my brother is wrath', two Israelites

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Zadok,
צָדוֹק֙ (ṣā·ḏō·wq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6659: Zadok -- the name of several Israelites

however, persisted
וַיֹּ֨סֶף (way·yō·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

and said
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Joab,
יוֹאָ֔ב (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

“Regardless of whatever may happen,
מָ֔ה (māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

please
נָּ֥א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let me
אָ֖נִי (’ā·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

also
גַם־ (ḡam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

run
אָרֻֽצָה־ (’ā·ru·ṣāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 7323: To run

behind
אַחֲרֵ֣י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

the Cushite!”
הַכּוּשִׁ֑י (hak·kū·šî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3569: Cushite -- descendant of Cush

“My son,”
בְּנִ֔י (bə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

Joab
יוֹאָ֗ב (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

replied,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“why
לָֽמָּה־ (lām·māh-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

do you
אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

want to run,
רָץ֙ (rāṣ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7323: To run

since you will not
אֵין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

receive
מֹצֵֽאת׃ (mō·ṣêṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

a reward?”
בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה (bə·śō·w·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1309: Glad tidings, reward for, good news

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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