1 Kings
1 Kings 1:23
23So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | lam·me·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| was told | וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ | way·yag·gî·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| Nathan | נָתָ֣ן | nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5416 Nathan |
| the prophet | הַנָּבִ֑יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| is here | הִנֵּ֖ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| And | וַיָּבֹא֙ | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and bowed | וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| facedown | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the king | לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | lam·me·leḵ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.