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2 Samuel 19:18

and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king
2 Samuel 19:18
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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)

וְעָבְרָ֣ה הָעֲבָרָ֗ה לַֽעֲבִיר֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְשִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־גֵּרָ֗א נָפַל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּעָבְר֖וֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

  1. וְעָבְרָ֣הve.'a.ve.Rah“and it passed over”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  2. הָעֲבָרָ֗הha.'a.va.Rah“the ford”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֲבָרָה · “ford” · Strong's H5679
  3. לַֽעֲבִיר֙la.'a.Vir“to bring over”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from עָבַר · “bring” · Strong's H5674C
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] household of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  6. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.Sot“and to do”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  8. הַטּ֖וֹבha.Tov“the good”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  9. בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.no“in eyes his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “appearance” · Strong's H5869I
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  10. וְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'I“and Shimei”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from שִׁמְעִי · “Shimei” · Strong's H8096H
  11. בֶן־ven-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  12. גֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'“Gera”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גֵּרָא · “Gera” · Strong's H1617H
  13. נָפַל֙na.Fal“he fell”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  14. לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  15. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  16. בְּעָבְר֖וֹbe.'a.ve.Ro“when passed he”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  17. בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן׃bai.yar.Den“in the Jordan”
    Preposition with article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
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)