2 Samuel 14:24

“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.”

2 Samuel 14:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 14:24, word by word

The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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“Let him turn asideיִסֹּבyisov

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

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his houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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and my faceפָנַfana

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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seeיִרְאֶהyire

see

To see with one's eyes.

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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.

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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.

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