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2 Samuel 19:24

Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.

BSB

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ASV

And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.

KJV

And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetand MephiboshethH4648
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
יָרַ֖דya.Radhe went downH3381
לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Ratto meetH7122
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808
עָשָׂ֨ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
רַגְלָ֜יוrag.Lavfeet hisH7272
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808
עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
שְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.Momoustache hisH8222
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.Davclothes hisH899
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
כִבֵּ֔סkhi.Beshe had washedH3526
לְמִן־le.min-<to> fromH4480
הַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmthe dayH3117
לֶ֣כֶתLe.khetwentH1980
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
עַד־'ad-untilH5704
הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whenH834
בָּ֥אba'he cameH935
בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.Lomin peaceH7965

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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