1 Kings

1 Kings 2:36

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.

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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?

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