Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֤אמֶר way-yō-mer And said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 4428 [e] הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ham-me-leḵ the king Art | N-ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 3569 [e] הַכּוּשִׁ֔י hak-kū-šî, the Cushite Art | N-proper-ms 7965 [e] הֲשָׁל֥וֹם hă-šā-lō-wm is safe Art | N-ms 5288 [e] לַנַּ֖עַר lan-na-‘ar the young man Prep-l, Art | N-ms 53 [e] לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם lə-’aḇ-šā-lō-wm; Absalom Prep-l | N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way-yō-mer so answered Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3569 [e] הַכּוּשִׁ֗י hak-kū-šî, the Cushite Art | N-proper-ms 1961 [e] יִהְי֤וּ yih-yū May be V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 5288 [e] כַנַּ֙עַר֙ ḵan-na-‘ar like [that] young man Prep-k, Art | N-ms 341 [e] אֹֽיְבֵי֙ ’ō-yə-ḇê the enemies V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc 113 [e] אֲדֹנִ֣י ’ă-ḏō-nî of my lord N-msc | 1cs 4428 [e] הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham-me-leḵ, the king Art | N-ms 3605 [e] וְכֹ֛ל wə-ḵōl and all Conj-w | N-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă-šer- who Pro-r 6965 [e] קָ֥מוּ qā-mū rise V-Qal-Perf-3cp 5921 [e] עָלֶ֖יךָ ‘ā-le-ḵā against you Prep | 2ms 7451 [e] לְרָעָֽה׃ lə-rā-‘āh. to do harm Prep-l | Adj-fs   ס s - Punc

New American Standard Bible
Then the king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" And the Cushite answered, "Let the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you for evil, be as that young man!"

King James Bible
And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king asked the Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom all right?" The Cushite replied, "May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you with evil intent."

The enemies Thus Cushi obliquely and slowly informs David of the death of his son Absalom.

Judges 5:31 So let all your enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him …

Psalm 68:1,2 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate …

Daniel 4:19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for one …

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