1 Kings 2:44 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:44 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שִׁמְעִ֗י
Shimʻîy
H8096
Shimei
אַתָּ֤ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָרָעָ֗ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָדַע֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לְבָ֣בְךָ֔
lêbâb
H3824
heart
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשִׂ֖יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לְדָוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָבִ֑י
ʼâb
H1
father
וְהֵשִׁ֧יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
רָעָתְךָ֖
raʻ
H7451
evil
בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father: therefore Yahweh shall return your wickedness on your own head.
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King James Version Public Domain
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to Shimei, “You, you know all of the evil that your heart knows, which you did to David my father. And Yahweh will return your evil on your head.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).