1 Kings 2:44

“And the king said to Shimei, “You know all the evil that your heart knows, that you did to David my father; so YHWH will bring back your evil on your head.”

1 Kings 2:44 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 2:44, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

Where else “yomer” appears
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".

Where else “shimi” appears
knowיָדַעְתָּyadata

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadata” appears
the evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears
your heartלְבָבְlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

Where else “levav” appears
you didעָשִׂיתָasita

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asita” appears
to Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
my fatherאָבִavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
so YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
will bring backהֵשִׁיבheshiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “heshiv” appears
on your headרֹאשֶׁroshe

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “roshe” appears

The context

43Why then have you not kept the oath of YHWH and the commandment that I commanded you?”

44 · This verse (above)

45But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before YHWH forever.”

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