1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:41
41When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone,e fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together — though David wept more.
Footnotes
- e 20:41 Hebrew from the south side; LXX from beside the stone
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the young man | הַנַּעַר֮ | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| had gone | בָּא֒ | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| David | וְדָוִ֗ד | wə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| got up | קָ֚ם | qām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| from the south | הַנֶּ֔גֶב | han·ne·ḡeḇ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| side | מֵאֵ֣צֶל | mê·’ê·ṣel | Preposition-m | H681 conjunction, proximity |
| fell | וַיִּפֹּ֨ל | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| facedown | לְאַפָּ֥יו | lə·’ap·pāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| and bowed | וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| three | שָׁלֹ֣שׁ | šā·lōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| times | פְּעָמִ֑ים | pə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| Then he and Jonathan kissed | וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀ | way·yiš·šə·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5401 kiss |
| each | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| other | רֵעֵ֗הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| and wept | וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ | way·yiḇ·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1058 weep, bewail |
| together | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| though | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| David | דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| wept more | הִגְדִּֽיל׃ | hiḡ·dîl | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.