2 Samuel
2 Samuel 14:22
22Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joab | יוֹאָ֨ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| fell | וַיִּפֹּל֩ | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| facedown | פָּנָ֥יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| in homage | וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ | way·yiš·ta·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
| and blessed | וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ | way·ḇā·reḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Today | הַיּוֹם֩ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Joab | יוֹאָ֡ב | yō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3097 Joab |
| your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֜ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| knows | יָדַ֨ע | yā·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he has found | מָצָ֨אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵ֤ן | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| in your eyes | בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| because | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| has granted | עָשָׂ֥ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| request | דְּבַ֥ר | də·ḇar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.