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2 Samuel 14:25

Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.

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ASV

Now in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

KJV

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.Lomand like AbsalomH53 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
הָיָ֧הha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
אִישׁ־'ish-a manH376 →
יָפֶ֛הya.PehhandsomeH3303 →
בְּכָל־be.kholin allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.Lelto praiseH1984 →
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →
מִכַּ֤ףmi.Kaffrom [the] sole ofH3709 →
רַגְלוֹ֙rag.Lofoot hisH7272 →
וְעַ֣דve.'Adand toH5704 →
קָדְקֳד֔וֹka.de.ko.Doscalp hisH6936 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
הָ֥יָהHa.yahit wasH1961 →
ב֖וֹvoin <the> him
מֽוּם׃Muma blemishH3971 →

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Isaiah 1:6From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.Deuteronomy 28:35The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.Esther 1:11to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.Daniel 1:4young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”Matthew 23:27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.1 Samuel 9:2And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.1 Kings 1:6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)Ephesians 5:27and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.Ezekiel 23:15wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.Proverbs 27:21A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.Psalms 119:96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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