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2 Samuel 1:2

On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
2 Samuel 1:2
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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)

וַיְהִ֣י׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וְהִנֵּה֩ אִ֨ישׁ בָּ֤א מִן־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ מֵעִ֣ם שָׁא֔וּל וּבְגָדָ֣יו קְרֻעִ֔ים וַאֲדָמָ֖ה עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיְהִי֙ בְּבֹא֣וֹ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּפֹּ֥ל אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃

  1. וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yom“on the day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  3. הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.Shi“<the> third”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from שְׁלִישִׁי · “third” · Strong's H7992
  4. וְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  5. אִ֨ישׁ'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  6. בָּ֤אba'“[was] coming”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  7. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  8. הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.Neh“the camp”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַחֲנֶה · “camp” · Strong's H4264
  9. מֵעִ֣םme.'Im“from with”
    Preposition + Preposition · from מֵעִם · “from with” · Strong's H5973B
  10. שָׁא֔וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  11. וּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.Dav“and garments his”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֶּ֫גֶד · “garment” · Strong's H0899B
  12. קְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'Im“[were] torn”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from קָרַע · “to tear” · Strong's H7167
  13. וַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.Mah“and earth”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  14. עַל־'al-“[was] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. רֹאשׁ֑וֹro.Sho“head his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  16. וַיְהִי֙vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  17. בְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'O“when came he”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  18. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  19. דָּוִ֔דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  20. וַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.Pol“and he fell”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  21. אַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzah“[the] ground towards”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  22. וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chu“and he bowed down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)