New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 2:41-43

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?”

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