1 Kings 2:44

The king also said, “You know in your heart all the evil that you did to my father David. Therefore the LORD will bring your evil back upon your head.
1 Kings 2:44
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־שִׁמְעִ֗י אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָדַע֙ לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתָ לְדָוִ֣ד אָבִ֑י וְהֵשִׁ֧יב יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־רָעָתְךָ֖ בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. שִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'I“Shimei”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שִׁמְעִי · “Shimei” · Strong's H8096H
  5. אַתָּ֤ה'a.Tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  6. יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.ta“you know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  7. אֵ֣ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. הָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'Ah“the evil”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  10. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. יָדַע֙ya.Da'“it knows”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  12. לְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.kha“heart your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
  13. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. עָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.ta“you did”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  15. לְדָוִ֣דle.da.Vid“to David”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  16. אָבִ֑י'a.Vi“father my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  17. וְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.Shiv“and he will return”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  18. יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  19. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  20. רָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.Kha“evil your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  21. בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.kha“on head your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)