1 Kings 2:8
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’
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ASV
And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
KJV
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.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִנֵּ֣ה | ve.hi.Neh | and here! | H2009 → |
| עִ֠מְּךָ | 'I.me.kha | [is] with you | H5973 → |
| שִֽׁמְעִ֨י | shim.'I | Shimei | H8096 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| גֵּרָ֥א | ge.Ra' | Gera | H1617 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] Ben- | H1145 → |
| הַיְמִינִי֮ | hay.mi.Ni | <the> jaminite | H1145 → |
| מִבַּחֻרִים֒ | mi.ba.chu.Rim | from Bahurim | H980 → |
| וְה֤וּא | ve.Hu' | and he | H1931 → |
| קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ | ki.La.ni | he cursed me | H7043 → |
| קְלָלָ֣ה | ke.la.Lah | a curse | H7045 → |
| נִמְרֶ֔צֶת | nim.Re.tzet | grievous | H4834 → |
| בְּי֖וֹם | be.Yom | on [the] day | H3117 → |
| לֶכְתִּ֣י | lekh.Ti | went I | H1980 → |
| מַחֲנָ֑יִם | ma.cha.Na.yim | Mahanaim | H4266 → |
| וְהֽוּא־ | ve.hu'- | and he | H1931 → |
| יָרַ֤ד | ya.Rad | he came down | H3381 → |
| לִקְרָאתִי֙ | lik.ra.Ti | to meet me | H7122 → |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | hai.yar.Den | the Jordan | H3383 → |
| וָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽע | va.'e.Sha.va' | and I swore | H7650 → |
| ל֤וֹ | lo | to him | |
| בַֽיהוָה֙ | ba.Yah.weh | by Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| אֲמִֽיתְךָ֖ | 'a.mi.te.Kha | I will put to death you | H4191 → |
| בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ | be.Cha.rev | by the sword | H2719 → |
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