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1 Kings 2:8 — King James Version← Study notes

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.


1 Kings 2:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 2:826 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/הִנֵּ֣הwəhinēh
and here!conjH2009
lo · see
עִ֠מְּ/ךָʿiməkā
is with youpronH5973
against · and · as · before ···
שִֽׁמְעִ֨יšiməʿiy
ShimeinounH8096
Shimei · Shimhi · Shimi
בֶןben
the son ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
גֵּרָ֥אgērāʾ
GeranounH1617
בֶןben
the Ben-nounH1145
of Benjamin
הַ/יְמִינִי֮hayəmiyniy
jaminiteparticleH1145
of Benjamin
מִ/בַּחֻרִים֒mibaḥuriym
from BahurimpronH980
וְ/ה֤וּאwəhwʾ
and heconjH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
קִֽלְלַ֨/נִי֙qiləlaniy
he cursed meverbH7043
make bright · bring into contempt · curse · despise ···
קְלָלָ֣הqəlālāh
a cursenounH7045
-ing)
נִמְרֶ֔צֶתniməreṣet
grievousverbH4834
be forcible · grievous · sore
בְּ/י֖וֹםbəywōm
on the daypronH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
לֶכְתִּ֣/יlekətiy
awayverbH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
מַחֲנָ֑יִםmaḥănāyim
MahanaimnounH4266
וְ/הֽוּאwəhwʾ
and heconjH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
יָרַ֤דyārad
he came downverbH3381
abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···
לִ/קְרָאתִ/י֙liqərāʾtiy
helppronH7125
against · meet · seek · to ···
הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ןhayarədēn
the JordanparticleH3383
וָ/אֶשָּׁ֨בַֽעwāʾešābaʿ
and I sworeconjH7650
charge (by an oath · with an oath) · feed to the full (by mistake for
ל֤/וֹlwō
pron
בַֽ/יהוָה֙bayhwāh
by YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
לֵ/אמֹ֔רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
אֲמִֽיתְ/ךָ֖ʾămiytəkā
I will put to death youverbH4191
at all · crying · man · one) ···
בֶּ/חָֽרֶבbeḥāreb
by the swordpronH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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