Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 19:16-23
16Then Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,a BenjamiteH1145אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834from Bahurimמִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙mi.ba.chu.Rim vai.Ye.redH980H3381,hurriedוַיְמַהֵ֗רvay.ma.HerH4116down withעִם־'im-H5973the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063to meetH7122KingH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732,
17along with a thousandוְאֶ֨לֶףve.'E.lefH505menH376of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִן֒mi.bin.ya.MinH1144H5973,as well as Zibaוְצִיבָ֗אve.tzi.Va'H6717the stewardנַ֚עַרNa.'arH5288of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and his fifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥רva.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568H6240sonsH1121and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650אִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854.They rushed downוְצָלְח֥וּve.tza.le.ChuH6743to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingH4428
18and crossedוְעָבְרָ֣הve.'a.ve.RahH5674at the fordהָעֲבָרָ֗הha.'a.va.RahH5679to carry overלַֽעֲבִיר֙la.'a.VirH5674the king’sH4428householdH1004אֶת־'et-H853and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213what was goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869.When Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096sonH1121of Geraגֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'H1617crossedבְּעָבְר֖וֹbe.'a.ve.RoH5674the JordanH3383,he fell downנָפַל֙na.FalH5307beforeH6440the kingH4428
19and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413H4428, “My lordאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113,do notאַל־'al-H408holdיַחֲשָׁב־ya.cha.shov-H2803meguiltyעָוֹן֒'a.VonH5771,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142H853אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834your servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650wrongdoingהֶעֱוָ֣הhe.'e.VahH5753on the dayבַּיּ֕וֹםbai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingH4428leftיָׄצָ֥ׄאׄya.Tza'H3318Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389.May the kingH4428not takeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760it toאֶל־'el-H413heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
20Forכִּ֚יkiH3588your servantH5650knowsיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045thatכִּ֖יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,so here I amוְהִנֵּֽה־ בָ֣אתִיve.hi.neh- Va.tiH2009H935todayH3117as the firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to come downלָרֶ֕דֶתla.Re.detH3381to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122my lordH113the kingH4428.”
21But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרtze.ru.Yah vai.Yo.merH6870H559saidוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Shouldn’tלֹ֥אlo'H3808Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֑יshim.'IH8096be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191forהֲתַ֣חַתha.Ta.chatH8478thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063,becauseH3588he cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”
22And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732repliedH559, “SonsH1121of ZeruiahH6870,whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to do with you,thatH3588you should beתִֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961myadversariesלְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.TanH7854todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?Should any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376be put to deathH4191in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?Am I notH3808indeedH3588awareיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatH3588todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117I amאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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