King James Version

1 Kings 2:41

And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

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וַיֻּגַּ֖דvayugadand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hophal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlishlomoto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הָלַ֨ךְhalakhwalkהָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…שִׁמְעִ֧יshimiShimiשִׁמְעִיnoun, proper name — “Shimi”H8096Shimi, the name of twenty IsraelitesShimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.מִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םmirushalimfrom Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.גַּ֖תgatGathגַּתnoun, proper name — “Gath”H1661Gath, a Philistine cityGath.וַיָּשֹֽׁבvayashovand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come back.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it is declared to Solomon that Shimei hath gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and doth return,

World English Bible

Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.

Darby Translation

And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.

Douay-Rheims

And it was told Solomon that Semei had gone from Jerusalem to Geth, and was come back.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come back.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it was told Solomon, saying, Semei is gone out of Jerusalem to Geth, and has brought back his servants.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σαλωμὼν, λέγοντες, ὅτι ἐπορεύθη Σεμεῒ ἐξ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γὲθ, καὶ ἀνέστρεψε τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ.