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1 Kings 2:39-46

39But it cameH1961aboutH1961at the endמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093of threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,that twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of Shimei’sלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ranH1272awayH1272to Achishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּ֑תGatH1661. And otherstoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִי֙le.shim.'IH8096,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are in Gathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.”

40Then Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096gotH6965upH6965and saddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280his donkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543,and wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Gathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661to Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397,to searchלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245for his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650.And Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650from Gathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.

41And it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010that Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096had goneהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Gathגַּ֖תgatH1661,and had returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

42So the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971menand summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Did I not make you swearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650by the Lordבַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068,and solemnlyH5749warnוָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'IdH5749you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘KnowH3045forH3045certainH3045that on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117you departצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980anywhereH575,you shall assuredlyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191’?And you saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to me, ‘The wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697I 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-H834Iimposedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680on you?”

44The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428also saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096, “You yourselfאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605the evilH7463thatyou acknowledgeיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045in your heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824,whichH834you didעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732; thereforethe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will returnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725your evilH7463on your own headבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218.

45But Kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010will be blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288, andthe throneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732will 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 wentH3318outH3318andstruckוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293him so that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.And the kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467was establishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559in the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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