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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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׃
- וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'“and he summoned”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
- לְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'I“<to> Shimei”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from שִׁמְעִי · “Shimei” · Strong's H8096H
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- הֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- 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
- בַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.weh“by Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- וָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'Id“and did I warn?”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עוּד · “to testify” · Strong's H5749B
- בְּךָ֙be.Kha“<in> you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yom“on [the] day”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- צֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.Kha“going out you”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.Ta“and you will go”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- אָ֣נֶה'A.neh“where?”Particle, interrogative · from אָן · “where?” · Strong's H0575
- וָאָ֔נָהva.'A.nah“and where?”Conjunction + Particle, interrogative · from אָן · “where?” · Strong's H0575
- יָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'“certainly <to know>”Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- תֵּדַ֖עte.Da'“you will know”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- כִּ֣יki“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- מ֣וֹתMot“certainly <to die>”Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- תָּמ֑וּתta.Mut“you will die”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- וַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.mer“and you said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלַ֛י'e.Lai“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- ט֥וֹבTov“[is] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Var“the word”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “speaking” · Strong's H1697H
- 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)