2 Samuel 16:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As he cursed, Shimei shouted, "Get out! Get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless man!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכֹֽה־אָמַ֥ר שִׁמְעִ֖י בְּקַֽלְל֑וֹ צֵ֥א צֵ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הַדָּמִ֖ים וְאִ֥ישׁ הַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃

Transliteration

And kōh-ʾāmar Šimʿî in bəqalləlô, "Ṣēʾ ṣēʾ, ʾîš hadāmîm and ʾîš habəliyyāʿal."

Grammar Details

• *kōh-ʾāmar*: adverb + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - thus said
• *Šimʿî*: proper noun - Shimei
• *bəqalləlô*: preposition + piel infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his cursing
• *Ṣēʾ ṣēʾ*: qal imperative, masculine singular (repeated) - go out, go out
• *ʾîš hadāmîm*: noun construct + definite article + noun, masculine plural - man of the bloods
• *ʾîš habəliyyāʿal*: noun construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - man of worthlessness

Word Meanings

• *kōh-ʾāmar*: thus said/so said/this is what said
• *bəqalləlô*: in his cursing/when he cursed/as he reviled
• *Ṣēʾ ṣēʾ*: get out, get out/be gone, be gone
• *ʾîš hadāmîm*: man of blood/bloodthirsty man/murderer
• *ʾîš habəliyyāʿal*: worthless man/man of Belial/scoundrel/villain

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, you bloody man, and you man of Belial:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus sayde Semei whan he cursed: Get the forth, get the forth thou bloudy hounde, thou man of Belial.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thus sayde Shimei when hee cursed, Come forth, come foorth thou murtherer, and wicked man.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thus sayd Semei when he cursed: Come foorth, come foorth thou bloodsheder, and thou man of Belial.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus said Shimei when he cursed, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And thus said Shimei in his reviling, `Go out, go out, O man of blood, and man of worthlessness!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Shimei said, with curses, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Shimei said when he cursed, "Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, and base fellow!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:13 : 13 If you hear about one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to live in,
• 1 Sam 2:12 : 12 'The sons of Eli were wicked men; they did not know the LORD.'
• 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now consider and see what you should do, for disaster is certain for our master and his entire household. He is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.
• 2 Sam 3:37 : 37 So on that day all the people and all Israel knew that the king had no part in the killing of Abner son of Ner.
• 2 Sam 11:15-17 : 15 In the letter, David wrote, 'Put Uriah at the front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and killed.' 16 As Joab kept watch over the city, he positioned Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. 17 When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s men fell in battle, and Uriah the Hittite also died.
• 2 Sam 12:9 : 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in His eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites!
• 1 Kgs 21:10 : 10 Then seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them accuse him, saying, 'You have cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death.
• 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died.
• Ps 5:6 : 6 The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.
• Ps 51:14 : 14 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.