44. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 2:44:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand said 1 Kings 2:44:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֜לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 2:44:3 ⧉אֶל־שִׁמְעִ֗יelshimeto Shimei 1 Kings 2:44:4 ⧉אַתָּ֤הatayou 1 Kings 2:44:5 ⧉יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙yadatayou knew 1 Kings 2:44:6 ⧉אֵ֣תet 1 Kings 2:44:7 ⧉כָּל־הָרָעָ֗הkolharaaall the evil 1 Kings 2:44:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֤רasherwhich 1 Kings 2:44:9 ⧉יָדַע֙yadaknew 1 Kings 2:44:10 ⧉לְבָ֣בְךָ֔levavkhayour heart 1 Kings 2:44:11 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich 1 Kings 2:44:12 ⧉עָשִׂ֖יתָasitayou did 1 Kings 2:44:13 ⧉לְדָוִ֣דledavidto David 1 Kings 2:44:14 ⧉אָבִ֑יavimy father 1 Kings 2:44:15 ⧉וְהֵשִׁ֧יבveheshivand will bring back 1 Kings 2:44:16 ⧉יְהוָ֛הyahwehthe LORD 1 Kings 2:44:17 ⧉אֶת־רָעָתְךָ֖etraatekhayour evil 1 Kings 2:44:18 ⧉בְּרֹאשֶֽׁךָ׃beroshekhaon your head |
44. Formal Translation And the king said to Shimei, “You have known all the evil that your heart knew and that you did to David my father. And the LORD {Yahweh, Justice Giver} has repaid your evil upon your own head.” |
44. Dynamic Translation The king told Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wrong you did to my father David. Now the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} is repaying you by bringing your wrongdoing upon your own head.” |