Study it in the app“Joab fell on his face to the ground and bowed down and blessed the king, and Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, in that the king has done the word of your servant.””
Joabיוֹאָבfellוַיִּפֹּלonאֶלhis faceפָּנָיוto the groundאַרְצָהand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּand blessedוַיְבָרֶךְthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְand Joabוַ יוֹאָבsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Todayהַיּוֹםyour servantעַבְדְּךָknowsיָדַעthatכִּיI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְin thatאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhas doneעָשָׂהthe wordדְּבַרof your servant.”עַבְדֶּךָ
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appearsbow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachu” appearsbless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appearsyour servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appearsfind favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “matsati” appearsfavor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears21The king said to Joab, “Look, please, I have done this thing; go, bring back the young man, Absalom.”
22 · This verse (above)
23Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
