Afterwardאַחֲרֵי כֵןDavidדָּוִדaroseוַיָּקָםand went outוַיֵּצֵאfrom the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָהand calledוַיִּקְרָאafterאַחֲרֵיSaul,שָׁאוּלsaying,לֵאמֹר“My lordאֲדֹנִיthe king!”הַמֶּלֶךְSaulשָׁאוּלlookedוַיַּבֵּטbehind him,אַחֲרָיוand Davidוַ דָּוִדbowedיִּקֹּדwith his faceאַפַּיִםto the groundאַרְצָהand prostrated himself.וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ
1 Samuel 24:8
Study it in the app“Afterward David arose and went out from the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” Saul looked behind him, and David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:8, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- aroseיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- and went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- from the caveמְּעָרָהmeara
cave
Cave.
Where else “meara” appears- and calledיִּקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “My lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- lookedיַּבֵּטyabet
look
Look intently, gaze; regard, pay attention to.
Where else “yabet” appears- bowedיִּקֹּדyikod
bow down
Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.
Where else “yikod” appears- with his faceאַפַּיִםapayim
face
A person's face: it is bowed to the ground to honor, and "before someone" is in front of his face.
Where else “apayim” appears- to the groundאַרְצָartsa
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears- and prostrated himselfיִּשְׁתָּחוּyishtachu
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachu” appears
The context
7David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul rose from the cave and went on his way.
8 · This verse (above)
9David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Look, David seeks your harm’?