2 Samuel 16:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 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

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• 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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thus said{H559} Shimei{H8096} when he cursed,{H7043} Begone,{H3318} begone,{H3318} thou man{H376} of blood,{H1818} and base{H1100} fellow:{H376}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thus said{H559}{(H8804)} Shimei{H8096} when he cursed{H7043}{(H8763)}, Come out{H3318}{(H8798)}, come out{H3318}{(H8798)}, thou bloody{H1818} man{H376}, and thou man{H376} of Belial{H1100}:

• 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 Certain men, the children of Belial, have gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;
• 1 Sam 2:12 : 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the LORD.
• 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household, for he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him.
• 2 Sam 3:37 : 37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not the king's doing to kill Abner the son of Ner.
• 2 Sam 11:15-17 : 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriah in the forefront of the fiercest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die. 16 So it happened, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men. 17 Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
• 2 Sam 12:9 : 9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
• 1 Kgs 21:10 : 10 And set two men, worthless fellows, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You blasphemed God and the king. And then carry him out and stone him, that he may die.
• 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.
• Ps 5:6 : 6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
• Ps 51:14 : 14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.