1 Kings 2:42

the 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.’
1 Kings 2:42
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיִּקְרָ֣א לְשִׁמְעִ֗י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו הֲל֧וֹא הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָ בַֽיהוָ֗ה וָאָעִ֤ד בְּךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּי֣וֹם צֵאתְךָ֗ וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ אָ֣נֶה וָאָ֔נָה יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וַתֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלַ֛י ט֥וֹב הַדָּבָ֖ר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'“and he summoned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
  4. לְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'I“<to> Shimei”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from שִׁמְעִי · “Shimei” · Strong's H8096H
  5. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. הֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.kha“did I make swear you”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  9. בַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.weh“by Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. וָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'Id“and did I warn?”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עוּד · “to testify” · Strong's H5749B
  11. בְּךָ֙be.Kha“<in> you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  12. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  13. בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yom“on [the] day”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  14. צֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.Kha“going out you”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  15. וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.Ta“and you will go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  16. אָ֣נֶה'A.neh“where?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אָן · “where?” · Strong's H0575
  17. וָאָ֔נָהva.'A.nah“and where?”
    Conjunction + Particle, interrogative · from אָן · “where?” · Strong's H0575
  18. יָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'“certainly <to know>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  19. תֵּדַ֖עte.Da'“you will know”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  20. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  21. מ֣וֹתMot“certainly <to die>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  22. תָּמ֑וּתta.Mut“you will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  23. וַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.mer“and you said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  24. אֵלַ֛י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  25. ט֥וֹבTov“[is] good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  26. הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Var“the word”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “speaking” · Strong's H1697H
  27. שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.ti“I have heard”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמַע · “obey” · Strong's H8085H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)