New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 16:5-8

5When Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935toBahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376was comingH3318outH3318from thereמִשָּׁם֩mi.ShamH8033from the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, andhis nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034was Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617;he was comingH3318outH3318,cursingוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃u.me.ka.LelH7043as he cameH3318.

6He also threwוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68at Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the warriorsהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368were on his rightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on his leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

7ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559when he cursedבְּקַֽלְל֑וֹbe.ka.LoH7043: “GoH3318awayH3318,goH3318awayH3318,you manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of bloodshedהַדָּמִ֖יםha.da.MimH1818and worthlessהַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376!

8The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has broughtH7725backהֵשִׁיב֩he.ShivH7725upon you allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605the bloodshedדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,inH8478whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.toH8478you have becomeH4427kingH4427;and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has handedבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH5414 H3027the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410overH5414to your sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.And beholdH2009, you are caughtin your own evilH7463,for you are a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of bloodshedדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818!”

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