Abishaiאֲבִישַׁיsonבֶּןof Zeruiahצְרוּיָהansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Forהֲתַחַתthis,זֹאתshall notלֹאShimeiשִׁמְעִיbe put to death,יוּמַתbecauseכִּיhe cursedקִלֵּלthe anointedמְשִׁיחַof YHWH?”יְהוָה
2 Samuel 19:21
Study it in the app“Abishai son of Zeruiah answered and said, “For this, shall not Shimei be put to death, because he cursed the anointed of YHWH?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 19:21, word by word
- Abishaiאֲבִישַׁיavishay
Abishai
Abishai, son of Zeruiah (David's sister) and brother of Joab; one of David's closest warriors (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my father is a gift".
Where else “avishay” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtseruya
Zeruiah
Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."
Where else “tseruya” appears- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- and 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- be put to deathיוּמַתyumat
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “yumat” appears- he cursedקִלֵּלkilel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “kilel” appears- the anointedמְשִׁיחַmeshiach
anointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “meshiach” appears- of 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
The context
20For your servant knows that I have sinned; and look, I have come today, the first of all the house of Joseph, to come down to meet my lord the king.”
21 · This verse (above)
22David said, “What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah, that you should be to me today an opponent? Should anyone be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?”