Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 16:5-8

5As Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732approachedוּבָ֛א עַד־u.Va' 'ad-H935 H5704Bahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376from the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586was justוְהִנֵּ֣ה מִשָּׁם֩ve.hi.Neh mi.ShamH2009 H8033coming outH3318.His nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034was Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617,and as he approachedH3318,he kept yelling out cursesוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃u.me.ka.LelH7043.

6He threw stonesוַיְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙vay.sa.Kel ba.'a.va.NimH5619 H68אֶת־'et-H853at Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and at allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,though the troopsהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368wereon David’sדָּוִ֑ד וְכָל־da.Vid ve.kholH1732 H3605rightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

7And asוְכֹֽה־ve.khoh-H3541he yelled cursesבְּקַֽלְל֑וֹbe.ka.LoH7043,Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559, “Get outצֵ֥אtze'H3318,get outצֵ֛אtze'H3318,you worthlessהַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of bloodshedהַדָּמִ֖ים וְאִ֥ישׁha.da.Mim ve.'IshH1818 H376!

8The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has paid you backהֵשִׁיב֩ עָלֶ֨יךָhe.Shiv 'a.Lei.khaH7725 H5921for allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,in whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.toH8478you have reignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427,and the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of your sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.Seeוְהִנְּךָ֙ve.hi.ne.KhaH2005,you have come to ruinבְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָbe.Ra.'a.Te.khaH7451becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588you areאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of bloodshedדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818!”

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