1 Kings 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 2:8 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 →
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עִ֠מְּךָ
ʻim
H5973
with
שִֽׁמְעִ֨י
Shimʻîy
H8096
Shimei
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
גֵּרָ֥א
Gêrâʼ
H1617
Gera
בֶן
Ben-yᵉmîynîy
H1145
Benjamite
הַיְמִינִי֮
Ben-yᵉmîynîy
H1145
Benjamite
מִבַּחֻרִים֒
Bachurîym
H980
Bahurim
וְה֤וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
קִֽלְלַ֨נִי֙
qâlal
H7043
to be light
קְלָלָ֣ה
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
נִמְרֶ֔צֶת
mârats
H4834
to be sick
בְּי֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
לֶכְתִּ֣י
yâlak
H3212
to walk
מַחֲנָ֑יִם
Machănayim
H4266
Mahanaim
וְהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יָרַ֤ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
לִקְרָאתִי֙
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן
Yardên
H3383
Jordan
וָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽע
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
ל֤וֹ
בַֽיהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֲמִֽיתְךָ֖
mûwth
H4191
to die
בֶּחָֽרֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword.
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King James Version Public Domain
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And behold, with you Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim. And he, he cursed me with a severe curse on the day of my going to Mahanaim. But he, he went down to meet me the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, ‘If I should kill you with the sword.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).