2 Samuel 18:24
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And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
In other translations
And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
Hebrew words
וְדָוִדvedavidand DavidH1732יוֹשֵׁבyoshev[was] sittingH3427בֵּין־bein-betweenH996שְׁנֵיshenei[the] twoH8147הַשְּׁעָרִיםhashe'arimthe gatesH8179וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980הַצֹּפֶהhatzopehthe watchmanH6822אֶל־'el-toH413גַּגgag[the] roof ofH1406הַשַּׁעַרhasha'arthe gateH8179אֶל־'el-toH413הַחוֹמָהhachomahthe wallH2346וַיִּשָּׂאvaiyisa'and he lifted upH5375אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֵינָיו'einaveyes hisH5869וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200וְהִנֵּה־vehineh-and there!H2009אִישׁ'isha manH376רָץratz[was] runningH7323לְבַדּוֹ׃levadoto only himH905
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