1 Samuel

1 Samuel 24:8

⁸After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!”

When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	אַחֲרֵי־	’a·ḥă·rê-	Preposition	H310 behind
that	כֵ֗ן	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
David	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
got up	וַיָּ֨קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
went out	וַיֵּצֵא֙	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the cave	הַמְּעָרָה	ham·mə·ʿå̄·rå̄h	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4631 cave
and called out	וַיִּקְרָ֧א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to	אַֽחֲרֵי־	’a·ḥă·rê-	Preposition	H310 behind
Saul	שָׁא֛וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
My lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
When Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
looked	וַיַּבֵּ֤ט	way·yab·bêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5027 look
behind him	אַֽחֲרָ֔יו	’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
David	דָּוִ֥ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
bowed	וַיִּקֹּ֨ד	way·yiq·qōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6915 bow down
facedown	אַפַּ֛יִם	’ap·pa·yim	Noun - md	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
in reverence	וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ס	way·yiš·tā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down

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1 Samuel 25:23–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.