The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Let him turn asideיִסֹּבtoאֶלhis house,בֵּיתוֹand my faceוּפָנַיhe shall notלֹאsee.”יִרְאֶהSo Absalomוַ אַבְשָׁלוֹםturned asideיִּסֹּבtoאֶלhis house,בֵּיתוֹand the faceוּפְנֵיof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְhe did notלֹאsee.רָאָה
2 Samuel 14:24
Study it in the app“The king said, “Let him turn aside to his house, and my face he shall not see.” So Absalom turned aside to his house, and the face of the king he did not see.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 14:24, word by word
- The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Let him turn asideיִסֹּבyisov
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “yisov” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- and my faceפָנַfana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fana” appears- seeיִרְאֶהyire
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yire” appears- So Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears
The context
23Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
24 · This verse (above)
25In all Israel there was no man as handsome as Absalom, to be praised so greatly; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.