2 Samuel 14:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now when the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤ה
(ha·'i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
of Tekoaהַתְּקֹעִית֙
(hat·te·ko·'it)
8621: inhab. of Tekoafrom Teqoa
spokeוַ֠תֹּאמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the king,הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech,)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
she fellוַתִּפֹּ֧ל
(vat·tip·pol)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
on her faceאַפֶּ֛יהָ
(ap·pei·ha)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
to the groundאַ֖רְצָה
(ar·tzah)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and prostratedוַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ
(vat·tish·ta·chu;)
7812: to bow downa prim. root
herself and said,וַתֹּ֖אמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Help,הֹושִׁ֥עָה
(ho·v·shi·'ah)
3467: to delivera prim. root
O king."הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
(ham·me·lech.)
4428: kingfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And when the woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of Tekoah
Tqow`iy  (tek-o-ee')
a Tekoite or inhabitant of Tekoah -- Tekoite.
spake
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
to the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
she fell
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
on her face
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
to the ground
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and did obeisance
shachah  (shaw-khaw')
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Help
yasha`  (yaw-shah')
to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
O king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground and prostrated herself and said, "Help, O king."

King James Bible
And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell with her face to the ground in homage and said, "Help me, my king!""

International Standard Version
When the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, prostrating herself to address him, "Help, your majesty!"

NET Bible
So the Tekoan woman went to the king. She bowed down with her face to the ground in deference to him and said, "Please help me, O king!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The woman from Tekoa came to the king and immediately bowed down with her face touching the ground. "Help [me], Your Majesty," she said.

King James 2000 Bible
And when the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and paid him honor, and said, Help, O king.
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