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Hebrew wordlink #230323

OSHB Est 5:5 מַהֲרוּ (mahₐrū) Strongs=4116 a Lemma=‘מָהַר’
contextual word gloss=‘bring_quickly’ word gloss=‘bring_~_quickly’
Morphology=Vpv2mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural
Year=-453

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Other uses (3) of identical word form מַהֲרוּ (Morphology=Vpv2mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מַהֲרוּ’ (Morphology=Vpv2mp PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) has 2 different glosses: ‘bring_quickly’, ‘hurry’.

GEN 45:9 contextual word gloss=‘hurry’ word gloss=‘hurry’ OSHB GEN 45:9 word 1

OET-LV: 9 Hurry and_go _up to father _of_my and_you(pl)_will _say to_him/it thus son _of_your he _says Yōşēf/(Joseph) he_has _appointed _me god to_master to/from_all/each/any/every Miʦrayim come_down to_me do _not delay. (GEN_45:9)

OET-RV: 9 “So hurry back to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Yosef says, “God has made me master over all Egypt. Come down to me—don’t delay. (GEN 45:9)

JDG 9:48 contextual word gloss=‘hurry’ word gloss=‘hurry’ OSHB JDG 9:48 word 30

OET-LV: 48 And_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _ascended the _mountain _of Tsalmōn/(Zalmon) he and_all the_people which with_him/it and_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _took DOM the_axes in_his/its_hand and_he _cut _off a _branch _of wood(s) and_he_lifted _it _up and_he/it _assigned on shoulder _of_his and_he/it _said to the_people which with_him/it whatever you(pl)_have _seen I _have _done hurry do like_me. (JDG_9:48)

OET-RV: 48 So Abimelek and all the people with him, went up to Mt. Tsalmon. He took axes and cut a branch down from the trees, then lifted it onto his shoulder and said to the people who were with him, “What I just did, you all quickly do the same.” (JDG 9:48)

2 SAM 15:14 contextual word gloss=‘hurry’ word gloss=‘hurry’ OSHB 2 SAM 15:14 word 17

OET-LV: 14 And_ Dāvid _he/it _said to/from_all/each/any/every servants _of_his who with_him/it in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) arise and_let _us _flee if/because not it _will _belong to/for_ourselves an _escape from_face/in _front _of ʼAⱱīshālōm hurry to_go lest he _should _hurry and_he_will _overtake _us and_he _will _thrust on_us DOM (the)_calamity and_he _will _strike _down the_city to_the_mouth _of the_sword. (SA2_15:14)

OET-RV: 14 So David told his servants, “Pack up quickly and let’s get out of here, or else we won’t be able to escape from Abshalom. Be fast in case he’s heading here soon and overtakes us. That would be a massacre and the whole city would die from their swords.” (SA2 15:14)