23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 1:23:1 ⧉וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvayaggiduand they told 1 Kings 1:23:2 ⧉לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙lamelekhto the king 1 Kings 1:23:3 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 1 Kings 1:23:4 ⧉הִנֵּ֖הhinebehold 1 Kings 1:23:5 ⧉נָתָ֣ןnatanNathan 1 Kings 1:23:6 ⧉הַנָּבִ֑יאhanavithe prophet 1 Kings 1:23:7 ⧉וַיָּבֹא֙vayavoand he came 1 Kings 1:23:8 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore 1 Kings 1:23:9 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 1:23:10 ⧉וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvayishtakhuand he bowed down 1 Kings 1:23:11 ⧉לַמֶּ֛לֶךְlamelekhto the king 1 Kings 1:23:12 ⧉עַל־אַפָּ֖יוalapaivupon his face 1 Kings 1:23:13 ⧉אָֽרְצָה׃artseto the ground |
23. Formal Translation And they told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet is here.” Then he came before the king and bowed down before him, his face to the ground. |
23. Dynamic Translation They informed the king, “Nathan the prophet has arrived.” So he entered the king’s presence and knelt low before him, his face touching the ground. |