And it came to pass after
qets (kates)
an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after -- + after, (utmost) border, end, (in-)finite, process.
forty
'arba`iym (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
years
shaneh (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
that Absalom
'Abiyshalowm (ab-ee-shaw-lome')
father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite -- Abishalom, Absalom.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto the king
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
I pray thee let me go
yalak (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and pay
shalam (shaw-lam')
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate
my vow
neder (neh'-der)
a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised -- vow(-ed).
which I have vowed
nadar (naw-dar')
to promise (pos., to do or give something to God) -- (make a) vow.
unto the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
in Hebron
Chebrown (kheb-rone')
seat of association; Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two Israelites -- Hebron.
