And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”1 Kings 1:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַתִּקֹּ֣ד בַּת־שֶׁ֔בַע וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּֽךְ׃
- וַתִּקֹּ֣דva.ti.Kod“and she bowed low”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קָדַד · “to bow” · Strong's H6915
- בַּת־bat-“Bath-”Noun, proper name of a woman · from בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע · “Bathsheba” · Strong's H1339
- שֶׁ֔בַעShe.va'“-sheba”Noun, proper name of a woman · from בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע · “Bathsheba” · Strong's H1339
- וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chu“and she bowed down”Conjunction + Verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
- לַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekh“to the king”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- מַה־mah-“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- לָּֽךְ׃Lakh“[is] to you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)