King James Version

1 Kings 4:18

Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

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שִׁמְעִ֥יshimiShimiשִׁמְעִיnoun, proper name — “Shimi”H8096Shimi, the name of twenty IsraelitesShimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.בֶןvensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אֵלָ֖אelaElahאֵלָאnoun, proper name — “Elah”H414Ela, an IsraeliteElah.בְּבִנְיָמִֽןbevinyaminin Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Young’s Literal Translation

Shimei Ben-Elah [is] in Benjamin.

World English Bible

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Darby Translation

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin.

Douay-Rheims

Semei the son of Ela in Benjamin.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Gaber son of Adai in the land of Gad, the land of Seon king of Esebon, and of Og king of Basan, and one officer in the land of Juda.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γαβὲρ υἱὸς Ἀδαῒ ἐν τῇ γῇ Γὰδ Σηὼν βασιλέως τοῦ Ἐσεβὼν καὶ Ὢγ βασιλέως τοῦ Βασὰν, καὶ νασὲφ εἷς ἐν γῇ Ἰούδα.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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