2 Samuel

2 Samuel 14:24

²⁴But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
added	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
He may return	יִסֹּ֣ב	yis·sōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his house	בֵּית֔וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
but he must not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאֶ֑ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
my face	וּפָנַ֖י	ū·p̄ā·nay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
So Absalom	אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙	’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
returned	וַיִּסֹּ֤ב	way·yis·sōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his own house	בֵּית֔וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
but he did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	רָאָֽה׃ס	rā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the face	וּפְנֵ֥י	ū·p̄ə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

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