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1 Kings 2:42-44

42the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428summonedוַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yish.Lach vai.yik.Ra'H7971 H7121Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413, “Did I notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808make you swearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650by the LORDבַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068and warnוָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'IdH5749youלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘On the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117you leaveצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980elsewhereH575,know for sureH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you will dieH4191’?And you toldוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413, ‘The sentenceהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697is fairט֥וֹבTovH2896;I will complyשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.’

43So whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069have you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104אֵ֖ת'etH853your oathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621to the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the commandהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gave youצִוִּ֥יתִי עָלֶֽיךָ׃tzi.Vi.ti 'a.Lei.khaH6680 H5921?”

44The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־ שִׁמְעִ֗יha.Me.lekh 'el- shim.'IH4428 H413 H8096also saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045in your heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the evilהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451thatיָדַע֙ אֲשֶׁ֥רya.Da' 'a.SherH834 H3045you didעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732.Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will bringוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725your evilרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451back upon your headבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

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