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And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. (KJV)
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וַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 1
דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 2
וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוva.'a.na.Shavand men his
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 3
בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ\ \סba.Da.rekhon the road
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: way: road
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 4
וְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'Iand Shimei
Lemma: שִׁמְעִי (shim.i) · Strong's: H8096H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shimei
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 16:7, 2 Samuel 19:16, 2 Samuel 19:18, 2 Samuel 19:21, 2 Samuel 19:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8096H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 5
הֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKh[was] going
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 6
בְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'on [the] side of
Lemma: צֵלָע (tse.la) · Strong's: H6763
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: side
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Exodus 25:12, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6763; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 7
הָהָ֜רha.Harthe mountain
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 8
לְעֻמָּת֗וֹle.'u.ma.To<to> parallel with him
Lemma: עֻמָּה (um.mah) · Strong's: H5980
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: close
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, Leviticus 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5980; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 9
הָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhhe went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 10
וַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.Leland he cursed
Lemma: קָלַל (qa.lal) · Strong's: H7043
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to lighten
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7043; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 11
וַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.Keland he stoned [them]
Lemma: סָקַל (sa.qal) · Strong's: H5619
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to stone
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 8:26, Exodus 17:4, Exodus 19:13, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5619; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 12
בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.Nimwith <the> stones
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 13
לְעֻמָּת֔וֹle.'u.ma.To<to> parallel with him
Lemma: עֻמָּה (um.mah) · Strong's: H5980
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: close
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, Leviticus 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5980; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 14
וְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.Parand he dusted [them]
Lemma: עָפַר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6080
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to throw
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6080; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 15
בֶּעָפָֽר\׃\ \פbe.'a.Farwith <the> dust
Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: dust
Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:13 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| and his men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| proceeded | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| along the road | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road |
| as Shimei | → | שִׁמְעִי H8096H Shimei |
| went | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| along the ridge | → | צֵלָע H6763 side |
| of the hill | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| opposite him | → | עֻמָּה H5980 close |
| As Shimei went | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| he yelled curses | → | קָלַל H7043 to lighten |
| threw stones | → | סָקַל H5619 to stone |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| and flung | → | עָפַר H6080 to throw |
| dust | → | עָפָר H6083 dust |
| at [David] | → | עֻמָּה H5980 close |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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