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1 Kings 2:8

Keep 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.’
1 Kings 2:8
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Original language and places

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)

וְהִנֵּ֣ה עִ֠מְּךָ שִֽׁמְעִ֨י בֶן־גֵּרָ֥א בֶן־הַיְמִינִי֮ מִבַּחֻרִים֒ וְה֤וּא קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ קְלָלָ֣ה נִמְרֶ֔צֶת בְּי֖וֹם לֶכְתִּ֣י מַחֲנָ֑יִם וְהֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד לִקְרָאתִי֙ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽע ל֤וֹ בַֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אִם־אֲמִֽיתְךָ֖ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃

  1. וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Neh“and here!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  2. עִ֠מְּךָ'I.me.kha“[is] with you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  3. שִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'I“Shimei”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שִׁמְעִי · “Shimei” · Strong's H8096H
  4. בֶן־ven-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. גֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'“Gera”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גֵּרָא · “Gera” · Strong's H1617H
  6. בֶן־ven-“[the] Ben-”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, construct · from בֶּן־יְמִינִי · “Benjaminite” · Strong's H1145
  7. הַיְמִינִי֮hay.mi.Ni“<the> jaminite”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֶּן־יְמִינִי · “Benjaminite” · Strong's H1145
  8. מִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.Rim“from Bahurim”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בַּחֻרִים · “Bahurim” · Strong's H0980
  9. וְה֤וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  10. קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ki.La.ni“he cursed me”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קָלַל · “to lighten” · Strong's H7043
  11. קְלָלָ֣הke.la.Lah“a curse”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קְלָלָה · “curse” · Strong's H7045
  12. נִמְרֶ֔צֶתnim.Re.tzet“grievous”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from מָרַץ · “be sick” · Strong's H4834
  13. בְּי֖וֹםbe.Yom“on [the] day”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  14. לֶכְתִּ֣יlekh.Ti“went I”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  15. מַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yim“Mahanaim”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מַחֲנַיִם · “Mahanaim” · Strong's H4266
  16. וְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  17. יָרַ֤דya.Rad“he came down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  18. לִקְרָאתִי֙lik.ra.Ti“to meet me”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קָרָא · “meet” · Strong's H7122G
  19. הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Den“the Jordan”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
  20. וָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'“and I swore”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁבַע · “to swear” · Strong's H7650
  21. ל֤וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  22. בַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.weh“by Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  23. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  24. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “surely no” · Strong's H0518H
  25. אֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.Kha“I will put to death you”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  26. בֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.rev“by the sword”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)