2 Samuel
2 Samuel 19:21
21But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Abishai | אֲבִישַׁ֤י | ’ă·ḇî·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H52 Abishai |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Zeruiah | צְרוּיָה֙ | ṣə·rū·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6870 Tserujah |
| said | וַיַּ֨עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Shouldn’t | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| Shimei | שִׁמְעִ֑י | šim·‘î | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8096 Shimi |
| be put to death | יוּמַ֖ת | yū·maṯ | Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| for | הֲתַ֣חַת | hă·ṯa·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| this | זֹ֔את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he cursed | קִלֵּ֖ל | qil·lêl | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| anointed | מְשִׁ֥יחַ | mə·šî·aḥ | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4899 anointed |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.