8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 2:8:1 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֣הvehinneand look, 1 Kings 2:8:2 ⧉עִ֠מְּךָimmekhawith you 1 Kings 2:8:3 ⧉שִֽׁמְעִ֨יshimeiShimei 1 Kings 2:8:4 ⧉בֶן־גֵּרָ֥אvengerason of Gera 1 Kings 2:8:5 ⧉בֶן־הַיְמִינִי֮venhayeminia Benjaminite 1 Kings 2:8:6 ⧉מִבַּחֻרִים֒mibakhurimfrom Bahurim 1 Kings 2:8:7 ⧉וְה֤וּאvehuand he 1 Kings 2:8:8 ⧉קִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙killanicursed me 1 Kings 2:8:9 ⧉קְלָלָ֣הkelalaa curse 1 Kings 2:8:10 ⧉נִמְרֶ֔צֶתnimretsetviolent 1 Kings 2:8:11 ⧉בְּי֖וֹםbeyomon the day 1 Kings 2:8:12 ⧉לֶכְתִּ֣יlekhtiof my going 1 Kings 2:8:13 ⧉מַחֲנָ֑יִםmakhanayimto Mahanaim 1 Kings 2:8:14 ⧉וְהֽוּא־יָרַ֤דvehuyaradand he went down 1 Kings 2:8:15 ⧉לִקְרָאתִי֙likratito meet me 1 Kings 2:8:16 ⧉הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhayardenthe Jordan 1 Kings 2:8:17 ⧉וָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽעvaeshshavaand I swore 1 Kings 2:8:18 ⧉ל֤וֹloto him 1 Kings 2:8:19 ⧉בַֽיהוָה֙vayahwehby the LORD 1 Kings 2:8:20 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 1 Kings 2:8:21 ⧉אִם־אֲמִֽיתְךָ֖imamitekhaif I put you to death 1 Kings 2:8:22 ⧉בֶּחָֽרֶב׃bekharevwith the sword. |
8. Formal Translation And behold, with you is Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim; he cursed me with a severe curse on the day I went to Mahanaim; and when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD {Yahweh, Promise Witness} saying, “I will not put you to death with the sword.” |
8. Dynamic Translation Remember also that Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, is with you. He hurled fierce insults {nimretzet: harsh, relentless} at me on the day I was going to Mahanaim; and when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I made an oath to him before the LORD {Yahweh, Oath Keeper} saying, “I will not execute you with the sword.” |