1st Kings Chapter 1 verse 23 Holy Bible
And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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And they said to the king, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he went down on his face on the earth.
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And they told the king saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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They told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. When he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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and they declare to the king, saying, `Lo, Nathan the prophet;' and he cometh in before the king, and boweth himself to the king, on his face to the earth.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (lam·me·leḵ)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingwas told,וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ (way·yag·gî·ḏū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5046: To be conspicuous“Nathanנָתָ֣ן (nā·ṯān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 5416: Nathan -- the name of a number of Israelitesthe prophetהַנָּבִ֑יא (han·nā·ḇî)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophetis here.”הִנֵּ֖ה (hin·nêh)InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!And [Nathan] wentוַיָּבֹא֙ (way·yā·ḇō)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gobeforeלִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The facethe kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingand bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ (way·yiš·ta·ḥū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7812: To depress, prostratefacedownעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstto [him].לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ)Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingJump to PreviousBowed Boweth Declare Earth Face Ground Nathan Prophet Prostrated
