New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 2:36-38

36Now the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971menand summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Buildבְּֽנֵה־be.neh-H1129yourself a houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389and liveוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,and do not leaveתֵצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033for anyאָ֥נֶה'A.nehH575otherplaceוָאָֽנָה׃va.'A.nahH575.

37For on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117you leaveצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318andcrossוְעָֽבַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.var.TaH5674thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,you will knowH3045forH3045certainH3045that you will assuredlyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191;your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.me.KhaH1818will beon your own headבְרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃ve.ro.She.khaH7218.”

38Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428, “The wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896.JustH3512asH3512my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650shall doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213.”So Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096livedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389for manyרַבִּֽים׃ סra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

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