1 Kings
1 Kings 2:8
8Keep 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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep an eye on | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| Shimei | שִֽׁמְעִ֨י | šim·‘î | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8096 Shimi |
| the son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Gera | גֵּרָ֥א | gê·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1617 Gera |
| the Benjamite | הַיְמִינִי֮ | hay·mî·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1145 Benjaminite |
| from Bahurim | מִבַּחֻרִים֒ | mib·ba·ḥu·rîm | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H980 Bachurim |
| with you | עִ֠מְּךָ | ‘im·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| He | וְה֤וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| called down bitter | נִמְרֶ֔צֶת | nim·re·ṣeṯ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H4834 be sick |
| curses against me | קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ | qil·la·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| on the day | בְּי֖וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| I went | לֶכְתִּ֣י | leḵ·tî | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to Mahanaim | מַחֲנָ֑יִם | ma·ḥă·nā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4266 Machanajim |
| but when | וְהֽוּא־ | wə·hū- | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| he came down | יָרַ֤ד | yā·raḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to meet me | לִקְרָאתִי֙ | liq·rā·ṯî | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| at the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| I swore | וָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽע | wā·’eš·šā·ḇa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7650 swear |
| to him | ל֤וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| by the LORD | בַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I will never | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| put you | אֲמִֽיתְךָ֖ | ’ă·mî·ṯə·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| to the sword | בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ | be·ḥā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
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