1 Kings
1 Kings 2:36–38
36Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. 37On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.”
38“The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
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1 Kings 2:36
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| summoned | וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Shimei | לְשִׁמְעִ֔י | lə·šim·‘î | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8096 Shimi |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֗וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Build | בְּֽנֵה־ | bə·nêh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1129 build |
| a house | בַ֙יִת֙ | ḇa·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| for yourself | לְךָ֥ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| in Jerusalem | בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| and live | וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ | wə·yā·šaḇ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| there | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| but do not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go | תֵצֵ֥א | ṯê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| anywhere else | אָ֥נֶה | ’ā·neh | Adverb | H575 where? |
1 Kings 2:37
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you go out | צֵאתְךָ֗ | ṣê·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and cross | וְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ | wə·‘ā·ḇar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the Kidron | קִדְר֔וֹן | qiḏ·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6939 Kidron |
| Valley | נַ֣חַל | na·ḥal | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| know for sure | יָדֹ֥עַ | yā·ḏō·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you will die | מ֣וֹת | mō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H4191 die |
| your blood | דָּמְךָ֖ | dā·mə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| will be | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on your own head | בְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ | ḇə·rō·še·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7218 head |
1 Kings 2:38
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sentence | הַדָּבָ֔ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| is fair | ט֣וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| Shimei | שִׁמְעִ֤י | šim·‘î | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8096 Shimi |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Your servant | עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ | ‘aḇ·de·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| will do | יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| has spoken | דִּבֶּר֙ | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| And Shimei | שִׁמְעִ֛י | šim·‘î | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8096 Shimi |
| lived | וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Jerusalem | בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| for a long | רַבִּֽים׃ס | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| time | יָמִ֥ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 2:36 1 Kings 2:8–9 · 2 Samuel 16:5–9
1 Kings 2:37 2 Samuel 1:16 · 2 Samuel 15:23 · Joshua 2:19 · Leviticus 20:9 · Ezekiel 18:13 · John 18:1 · 2 Kings 23:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.