1 Kings 2:36

“And the king sent and called Shimei and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go out from there this way or that.”

1 Kings 2:36 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 2:36, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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and calledיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshimi

Shimei

Shimei, the name of many men; among them a son of Gershon, grandson of Levi (Exodus 6:17), and the Benjaminite of Saul's family who cursed David as he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5-13; 19:16-23). It means "heard".

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Buildבְּנֵהbene

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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a houseבַיִתvayit

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
and liveיָשַׁבְתָּyashavta

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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go outתֵצֵאtetse

go out

To go out of a place.

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this wayאָנֶהane

where to?

Where? To where?; "how long?"

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

35And the king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest the king put in the place of Abiathar.

36 · This verse (above)

37For it will be, on the day you go out and cross the brook Kidron, know for certain that you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your head.”

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