God & Savior

2 Samuel 14:33

So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.
2 Samuel 14:33
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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)

וַיָּבֹ֨א יוֹאָ֣ב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ ל֧וֹ עַל־אַפָּ֛יו אַ֖רְצָה לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פ

  1. וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. יוֹאָ֣בyo.'Av“Joab”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יוֹאָב · “Joab” · Strong's H3097G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  5. וַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-“and he told”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  6. לוֹ֒lo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  7. וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'“and he summoned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  8. אֶל־'el-“<to>”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOm“Absalom”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  10. וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  11. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  12. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  13. וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chu“and he bowed down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  14. ל֧וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  15. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  16. אַפָּ֛יו'a.Pav“face his”
    Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַף · “face” · Strong's H0639I
  17. אַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzah“[the] ground towards”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  18. לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  19. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  20. וַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.Shak“and he kissed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשַׁק · “to kiss” · Strong's H5401A
  21. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  22. לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.Lom“<to> Absalom”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · “Absalom” · Strong's H0053
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)