1 Kings

1 Kings 2:42–43

42the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’ 43So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”

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1 Kings 2:42

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
summonedוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יlə·šim·‘îPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8096 Shimi
and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to himאֵלָ֜יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
Did I notהֲל֧וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
make you swearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhiš·ba‘·tî·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7650 swear
by the LORDבַֽיהוָ֗הYah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and warnוָאָעִ֤דwā·’ā·‘iḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
youבְּךָ֙bə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
On the dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
you leaveצֵאתְךָ֗ṣê·ṯə·ḵāVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙wə·hā·laḵ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
elsewhereאָ֣נֶה’ā·nehAdverbH575 where?
know for sureיָדֹ֥עַyā·ḏō·a‘Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH3045 know
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you will dieמ֣וֹתmō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH4191 die
And you toldוַתֹּ֧אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
meאֵלַ֛י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
The sentenceהַדָּבָ֖רhad·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
is fairט֥וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
I will complyשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃šā·mā·‘ə·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH8085 hear

1 Kings 2:43

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַū·mad·dū·a‘Conjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
have you notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּšā·mar·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve
your oathשְׁבֻעַ֣תšə·ḇu·‘aṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7621 oath, curse
to the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
andוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
the commandהַמִּצְוָ֖הham·miṣ·wāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4687 commandment
thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I gave youצִוִּ֥יתִיṣiw·wî·ṯîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.