2 Samuel 24:20 Go deeper
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And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. (KJV)
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וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ףvai.yash.Kefand he looked down
Lemma: שָׁקַף (sha.qaph) · Strong's: H8259
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to look
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 14:24, Numbers 21:20, Numbers 23:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8259; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 1
אֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahAraunah
Lemma: אֲרַוְנָה (a.rav.nah) · Strong's: H0728
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Araunah
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 24:21, 2 Samuel 24:22, 2 Samuel 24:23, 2 Samuel 24:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0728; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 2
וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 4
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 5
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 6
עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.Davservants his
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 7
עֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.Rimpassing on
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 8
עָלָ֑יו'a.Lavto him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 9
וַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'and he went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 10
אֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahAraunah
Lemma: אֲרַוְנָה (a.rav.nah) · Strong's: H0728
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Araunah
Used 7 times. Also: 2 Samuel 24:21, 2 Samuel 24:22, 2 Samuel 24:23, 2 Samuel 24:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0728; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 11
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVvw3ms)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 12
לַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 13
אַפָּ֖יו'a.Pavface his
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Construct (HNcmdc)
Meaning: face
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 42:6, Genesis 48:12, Numbers 22:31, Deuteronomy 33:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 14
אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 24:20 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Araunah | → | אֲרַוְנָה H0728 Araunah |
| looked out | → | שָׁקַף H8259 to look |
| and saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| and his servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| coming | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| toward him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| he | → | אֲרַוְנָה H0728 Araunah |
| went out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| and bowed | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| facedown | → | אַף H0639I face |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| before the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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