2 Samuel 16:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבָ֛א הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד עַד־בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִשָּׁם֩ אִ֨ישׁ יוֹצֵ֜א מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת בֵּית־שָׁא֗וּל וּשְׁמוֹ֙ שִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־גֵּרָ֔א יֹצֵ֥א יָצ֖וֹא וּמְקַלֵּֽל׃

Transliteration

And bāʾ the hammelek Dāwid to Baḥûrîm, and hinnēh from there an ʾîš yôṣēʾ from mišpaḥaṯ bêṯ-Šāʾûl and his šəmô Šimʿî ben-Gērāʾ, yōṣēʾ yāṣôʾ and məqallēl.

Grammar Details

• *bāʾ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came/arrived
• *hammelek*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king
• *Dāwid*: proper noun
• *Baḥûrîm*: proper noun - Bahurim (place name)
• *hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
• *yôṣēʾ*: qal active participle, masculine singular - coming out/going forth
• *mišpaḥaṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - family/clan of
• *bêṯ-Šāʾûl*: noun construct + proper noun - house of Saul
• *šəmô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name
• *Šimʿî*: proper noun - Shimei
• *ben-Gērāʾ*: noun construct + proper noun - son of Gera
• *yōṣēʾ yāṣôʾ*: qal active participle + qal infinitive absolute - continually coming out
• *məqallēl*: piel participle, masculine singular - cursing/reviling

Word Meanings

• *yôṣēʾ*: coming out/exiting/going forth
• *mišpaḥaṯ*: family/clan/kinship group
• *yōṣēʾ yāṣôʾ*: continually coming out/repeatedly going forth
• *məqallēl*: cursing/reviling/insulting

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When King David reached Bahurim, a man from the family of Saul’s household came out, cursing as he approached. His name was Shimei, son of Gera.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when king{H4428} David{H1732} came{H935} to Bahurim,{H980} behold, there came out{H3318} thence a man{H376} of the family{H4940} of the house{H1004} of Saul,{H7586} whose name{H8034} was Shimei,{H8096} the son{H1121} of Gera;{H1617} he came out,{H3318} and cursed{H7043} still as he came.{H3318}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when king{H4428} David{H1732} came{H935}{(H8804)} to Bahurim{H980}, behold, thence came out{H3318}{(H8802)} a man{H376} of the family{H4940} of the house{H1004} of Saul{H7586}, whose name{H8034} was Shimei{H8096}, the son{H1121} of Gera{H1617}: he came forth{H3318}{(H8802)}, and cursed{H7043}{(H8764)} still as he came{H3318}{(H8800)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But whan kynge Dauid came to Bahurim, beholde, there wente out a man of the kynred of the house of Saul, whose name was Semei the sonne of Gera, which wente forth and cursed,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when king Dauid came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the familie of the house of Saul, named Shimei the sonne of Gera: and he came out, and cursed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when king Dauid came to Bahurim, beholde, thence came out a man of the kinred of the house of Saul, named Semei the sonne of Gera, and he came out cursing.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name [was] Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name `is' Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling curses after him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 3:16 : 16 And her husband went with her, weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, Go, return. And he returned.
• Exod 22:28 : 28 You shall not revile the gods nor curse the ruler of your people.
• 1 Kgs 2:8-9 : 8 And behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword. 9 Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man and know what you ought to do to him; but bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.
• 1 Kgs 2:36-46 : 36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, and do not go anywhere else. 37 For it shall be that on the day you go out and cross the brook Kidron, you shall know certainly that you shall surely die; your blood shall be on your own head. 38 And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so your servant will do. So Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 39 And it happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants are in Gath. 40 So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to seek his servants; and Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come back. 42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Did I not make you swear by the Lord, and warned you, saying, Know for certain, on the day you go out and walk abroad anywhere, that you shall surely die? And you said to me, The word I have heard is good. 43 Why then have you not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment that I have charged you with? 44 The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which your heart knows very well, that you did to David my father; therefore the Lord will return your wickedness upon your own head. 45 And King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever. 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down and he died. And the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
• 1 Sam 17:43 : 43 The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
• 2 Sam 17:18 : 18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they both went away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court, where they went down.
• 2 Sam 19:16-23 : 16 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king. 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was crossing over Jordan; 19 And said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither remember what your servant did perversely the day my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. 20 For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I am the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed? 22 And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be adversaries unto me? Shall any man be put to death this day in Israel? For do not I know that I am this day king over Israel? 23 Therefore the king said to Shimei, You shall not die. And the king swore to him.
• 2 Sam 16:14 : 14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.
• Ps 69:26 : 26 For they persecute the one whom you have struck, and they talk to the grief of those whom you have wounded.
• Ps 109:16-19 : 16 Because he did not remember to show mercy but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the brokenhearted. 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him. 18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with a garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be to him as the garment that covers him, and as a belt with which he is girded continually.
• Ps 109:28 : 28 Let them curse, but you bless; when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.
• Prov 26:2 : 2 As the bird by wandering, and the swallow by flying, so a cause-less curse shall not come.
• Eccl 10:20 : 20 Curse not the king, no not in your thought; and curse not the rich in your bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.
• Isa 8:21 : 21 And they shall pass through it, hard-pressed and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
• Matt 5:11-12 : 11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.