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1 Kings 2:39-46

39And it came to pass at theendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093ofthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, thattwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of theservantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ofShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֔יle.shim.'IH8096ranawayוַיִּבְרְח֤וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272toAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaachahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּ֑תGatH1661. And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Shimeiלְשִׁמְעִי֙le.shim.'IH8096,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are inGathבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1661.

40AndShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andsaddledוַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙vai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisdonkeyחֲמֹר֔וֹcha.mo.RoH2543, andwentH3212toGathגַּ֙תָה֙ga.tahH1661toAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397toseekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650: andShimeiשִׁמְעִ֔יshim.'IH8096wentH3212, andbroughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650fromGathמִגַּֽת׃mi.GatH1661.

41And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010thatShimeiשִׁמְעִ֧יshim.'IH8096hadgoneהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toGathגַּ֖תgatH1661, and hadreturnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

42And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forShimeiלְשִׁמְעִ֗יle.shim.'IH8096, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Did I not make thee toswearהִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָhish.ba'.Ti.khaH7650by theLORDבַֽיהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068, andprotestוָאָעִ֤דva.'a.'IdH5749to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Knowיָדֹ֥עַya.Do.a'H3045for acertainתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045, on thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou goestoutצֵאתְךָ֗tze.te.KhaH3318, andwalkestוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980any whereabroadH575, that thou shaltsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191? and thousaidstוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to me, Thewordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that I haveheardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896.

43Why then hast thou notkeptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104theoathשְׁבֻעַ֣תshe.vu.'AtH7621of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687that I havechargedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee with?

44Thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559moreover toShimeiשִׁמְעִ֗יshim.'IH8096, Thouknowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045all thewickednessהָרָעָ֗הha.ra.'AhH7451which thyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824is awareofיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045, that thoudidstעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213toDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallreturnוְהֵשִׁ֧יבve.he.ShivH7725thywickednessרָעָתְךָ֖ra.'a.te.KhaH7451upon thy ownheadבְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃be.ro.She.khaH7218;

45Andkingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010shall beblessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288, and thethroneוְכִסֵּ֣אve.khi.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732shall beestablishedנָכ֛וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

46So thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077; who wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֕אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andfellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191. And thekingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasestablishedנָכ֖וֹנָהna.Kho.nahH3559in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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