New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 2:36-46

36Now the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Buildבְּֽנֵה־be.neh-H1129for yourself a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389and liveוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,and do not goתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318out from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033to anyאָ֥נֶה'A.nehH575placeוָאָֽנָה׃va.'A.nahH575.

37For on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117you goצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318out andcrossH5674overH5674thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,you will knowיָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'H3045for certainתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045that you shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191;your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818shall be on your own headבְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ve.ro.She.khaH7218.”

38Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428, “The wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896.As my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has saidדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213.”So Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096livedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

39But it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,that twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of the servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650of Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096ranH1272awayH1272to Achishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּ֑תGatH1661.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִי֙le.shim.'IH8096,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are in Gathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.”

40Then Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his donkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Gathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661to Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397to lookלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245for his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650.And Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650from Gathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.

41It was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010that Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096had goneהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Gathגַּ֖תgatH1661,and had returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

42So the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Did I not make you swearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650by the Lordבַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068and solemnlyH5749warnוָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'IdH5749you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will knowיָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'H3045for certainתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045that on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117you departצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980anywhereH575,you shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191’?And you saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to me, ‘The wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697which I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085is goodט֥וֹבTovH2896.’

43Whyוּמַדּ֕וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069then have you not keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104the oathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the commandהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Ihave laidצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680on you?”

44The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428also saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096, “You knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605the evilH7463whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you acknowledgeיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045in your heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you didעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732; thereforethe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall returnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725your evilH7463on your own headבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

45But Kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall be blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288, andthe throneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732shall be establishedנָכ֛וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

46So the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077,and he wentוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him so that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.Thus the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467was establishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559in the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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