God & Savior

1 Kings 1:23

So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
1 Kings 1:23
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֖ה נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֑יא וַיָּבֹא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל־אַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃

  1. וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.du“and people told”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  2. לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekh“to the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. הִנֵּ֖הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  5. נָתָ֣ןna.Tan“Nathan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נָתָן · “Nathan” · Strong's H5416H
  6. הַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'“the prophet”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  7. וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  8. לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  9. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  10. וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chu“and he bowed down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  11. לַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekh“to the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  12. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. אַפָּ֖יו'a.Pav“face his”
    Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַף · “face” · Strong's H0639I
  14. אָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzah“[the] ground towards”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)