1 Kings 1:31

“And Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and bowed down to the king and said, “May my lord King David live forever!””

1 Kings 1:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 1:31, word by word

And Bathshebaבַּתbat

Bathsheba

Bathsheba: wife of Uriah the Hittite and then of David; mother of Solomon (2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 1). It means "daughter of the oath."

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bowedתִּקֹּדtikod

bow down

Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.

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with her faceאַפַּיִםapayim

face

A person's face: it is bowed to the ground to honor, and "before someone" is in front of his face.

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to the groundאֶרֶץerets

ground

What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.

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and bowed downתִּשְׁתַּחוּtishtachu

bow down

To bow to the ground before someone in respect.

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to the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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and saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“May my lordאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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liveיְחִיyechi

recover

To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.

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foreverעֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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The context

30indeed, as I swore to you by YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ so I will do this very day.”

31 · This verse (above)

32And King David said, “Call Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada to me.” And they came before the king.

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