2 Samuel 16:5

Bible › 2 Samuel › Chapter 16 › Verse 5

And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

In other translations

And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

Hebrew words

וּבָאuva'and he cameH935הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732עַד־'ad-toH5704בַּחוּרִיםbachurimBahurimH980וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009מִשָּׁםmishamfrom thereH8033אִישׁ'isha manH376יוֹצֵאyotze'[was] coming outH3318מִמִּשְׁפַּחַתmimishpachatfrom [the] clan ofH4940בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586וּשְׁמוֹushemoand name hisH8034שִׁמְעִיshim'i[was] ShimeiH8096בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121גֵּרָאgera'GeraH1617יֹצֵאyotze'[he was] coming outH3318יָצוֹאyatzo'continuously <to come>H3318וּמְקַלֵּל׃umekaleland cursingH7043

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: David, Gera (2 Samuel 16), Saul, Shimei

Places: Bahurim

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