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She aroseוַתָּקָםand bowed downוַתִּשְׁתַּחוּwith her faceאַפַּיִםto the groundאָרְצָהand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהyour servantאֲמָתְךָis a slaveלְשִׁפְחָהto washלִרְחֹץthe feetרַגְלֵיof the servantsעַבְדֵיof my lord.”אֲדֹנִי
1 Samuel 25:41
Study it in the app“She arose and bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “Look, your servant is a slave to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 25:41, word by word
- She aroseתָּקָםtakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “takam” appears- and bowed downתִּשְׁתַּחוּtishtachu
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “tishtachu” appears- 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.
Where else “apayim” appears- to the groundאָרְצָartsa
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears- and saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- your servantאֲמָתְamat
female slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “amat” appears- is a slaveשִׁפְחָהshifcha
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shifcha” appears- to washרְחֹץrechots
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rechots” appears- the feetרַגְלֵיragle
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragle” appears- of the servantsעַבְדֵיavde
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appears- of my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears
The context
40David’s servants came to Abigail at Carmel and spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you to himself as wife.”
41 · This verse (above)
42Abigail hurried and arose and rode on the donkey, with her five young women who went at her feet; she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.