Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 16:5-8

5And when kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935to Bahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980,behold, thence came outיוֹצֵ֜אyo.Tze'H3318a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasShimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617:he came forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318,and cursedוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃u.me.ka.LelH7043still as he cameיָצ֖וֹאya.Tzo'H3318.

6And he castוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68at Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and at all the servantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971and all the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368wereon his right handמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on his leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

7And thus saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096when he cursedבְּקַֽלְל֑וֹbe.ka.LoH7043,Come outצֵ֥אtze'H3318,come outצֵ֛אtze'H3318,thou bloodyהַדָּמִ֖יםha.da.MimH1818manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,and thou manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of Belialהַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100:

8Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hath returnedהֵשִׁיב֩he.ShivH7725upon thee all the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,in whose stead thou hast reignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427;And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thy sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121: and, behold, thou art takenin thy mischiefבְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָbe.Ra.'a.Te.khaH7451, because thou arta bloodyדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

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