And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill’s side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
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וַיֵּ֧לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…דָּוִ֛דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוvaanashayvand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…בַּדָּ֑רֶךְbadarekhin alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).וְשִׁמְעִ֡יveshimiand Shimiשִׁמְעִיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shimi”H8096Shimi, the name of twenty IsraelitesShimeah (from the margin), Shimei, Shimhi, Shimi.הֹלֵךְ֩holekhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to 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…בְּצֵ֨לַעbetselain plankצֵלָעpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in plank”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6763a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring)beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).הָהָ֜רhaharthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.לְעֻמָּת֗וֹleumatvoto besideעֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to beside”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5980conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.הָלוֹךְ֙halokhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “walk”, the verb used for emphasisH1980to 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…וַיְקַלֵּ֔לvayqaleland make brightקָלַלconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and make bright”, the next action in the storyH7043to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make…וַיְסַקֵּ֤לvaysaqeland stoneסָקַלconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and stone”, the next action in the storyH5619properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)(cast, gather out, throw) stone(-s), [idiom] surely.בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙baavanimin stoneאֶבֶןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).לְעֻמָּת֔וֹleumatvoto besideעֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to beside”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5980conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.וְעִפַּ֖רveiparand castעָפַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cast”, a completed action in a sequenceH6080to be dustcast (dust).בֶּעָפָֽרbeafarin dustעָפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
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American Standard Version (1901)
So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
Young’s Literal Translation
And David goeth with his men in the way, and Shimei is going at the side of the hill over-against him, going on, and he revileth, and stoneth with stones over-against him, and hath dusted with dust.
World English Bible
So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hillside opposite him and cursed as he went, threw stones at him, and threw dust.
Darby Translation
And David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
Douay-Rheims
And David and his men with him went by the way. And Semei by the hill’s side went over against him, cursing, and casting stones at him, and scattering earth.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And David and all the men with him went on the way: and Semei went by the side of the hill next to him, cursing as he went, and casting stones at him, and sprinkling him with dirt.
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