Hebrew Interlinear

1 Kings 1:23 Interlinear

And they told himself before the king saying Behold Nathan the prophet And when he was come in before himself before the king he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּH5046And they toldproperly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
2לַמֶּ֛לֶךְH4428himself before the kinga king
3לֵאמֹ֔רH559sayingto say (used with great latitude)
4הִנֵּ֖הH2009lo!
5נָתָ֣ןH5416Behold Nathannathan, the name of five israelites
6הַנָּבִ֑יאH5030the propheta prophet or (generally) inspired man
7וַיָּבֹא֙H935And when he was come into go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
8לִפְנֵ֣יH6440beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
9לַמֶּ֛לֶךְH4428himself before the kinga king
10וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּH7812he bowedto depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
11לַמֶּ֛לֶךְH4428himself before the kinga king
12עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
13אַפָּ֖יוH639with his faceproperly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
14אָֽרְצָה׃H776to the groundthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Verse Context

1 Kings 1:22 And lo while she yet talked with the king Nathan...
1 Kings 1:23 (current)And they told himself before the king saying Behold Nathan the prophet And when he was come in before himself before the king he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground
1 Kings 1:24hast thou said And Nathan My lord O king hast thou said...

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