1 Kings
1 Kings 2:42
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.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the king | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| summoned | וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | way·yiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| Shimei | לְשִׁמְעִ֗י | lə·šim·‘î | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8096 Shimi |
| and said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to him | אֵלָ֜יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Did I not | הֲל֧וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| make you swear | הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָ | hiš·ba‘·tî·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| by the LORD | בַֽיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and warn | וָאָעִ֤ד | wā·’ā·‘iḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| you | בְּךָ֙ | bə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| On the day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| you leave | צֵאתְךָ֗ | ṣê·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and go | וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ | wə·hā·laḵ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| elsewhere | אָ֣נֶה | ’ā·neh | Adverb | H575 where? |
| 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 |
| And you told | וַתֹּ֧אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| me | אֵלַ֛י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| The sentence | הַדָּבָ֖ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| is fair | ט֥וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| I will comply | שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ | šā·mā·‘ə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.