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2 Samuel 14:4

When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merand she saidH559 →
הָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802 →
הַתְּקֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'It<the> TekoiteH8621 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וַתִּפֹּ֧לva.ti.Poland she fellH5307 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אַפֶּ֛יהָ'a.Pei.haface herH639 →
אַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzah[the] ground towardsH776 →
וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּva.tish.Ta.chuand she bowed downH7812 →
וַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559 →
הוֹשִׁ֥עָהho.Shi.'ahsave !H3467 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhO kingH4428 →

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2 Kings 6:26As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.2 Samuel 1:2On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.2 Kings 6:26–28As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!”2 Samuel 18:28Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”1 Samuel 20:41When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.Luke 18:3–5And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’Job 29:12–14because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.2 Kings 8:3At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.2 Samuel 16:4So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”Genesis 43:28“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

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