2 Samuel 16:8

“YHWH has brought back on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and YHWH has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. And look, you are in your evil, for a man of blood you are!””

2 Samuel 16:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 16:8, word by word

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
has brought backהֵשִׁיבheshiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “heshiv” appears
the bloodדְּמֵיdeme

bloodguilt

A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.

Where else “deme” appears
of the houseבֵיתvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “vet” appears
of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

Where else “shaul” appears
you have reignedמָלַכְתָּmalachta

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

Where else “malachta” appears
has givenיִּתֵּןyiten

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “yiten” appears
the kingdomמְּלוּכָהmelucha

kingdom, kingship

Kingdom, kingship: the power and the office of the king.

Where else “melucha” appears
into the handיַדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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of Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom

Absalom

Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.

Where else “avshalom” appears
your sonבְּנֶbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bene” appears
you are in your evilרָעָתֶraate

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raate” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears

The context

7This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of blood and wicked man!

8 · This verse (above)

9Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me cross over and take off his head.”

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