2 Samuel 19:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

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;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶ֨לֶף אִ֣ישׁ עִמּוֹ֮ מִבִּנְיָמִן֒ וְצִיבָ֗א נַ֚עַר בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥ר בָּנָ֛יו וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים עֲבָדָ֖יו אִתּ֑וֹ וְצָלְח֥וּ הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

Transliteration

wəʾelep ʾîš ʿimmô mibbinyāmin wəṣîbāʾ naʿar bêt šāʾûl waḥămēšet ʿāśār bānāyw wəʿeśrîm ʿăbādāyw ʾittô wəṣāləḥû hayyardēn lipnê hammelek

Grammar Details

• *wəʾelep*: conjunction + cardinal number - and a thousand
• *ʾîš*: noun - men
• *ʿimmô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him
• *mibbinyāmin*: preposition + proper noun - from Benjamin
• *wəṣîbāʾ*: conjunction + proper noun - and Ziba
• *naʿar*: noun, masculine singular construct - servant of
• *bêt*: noun, construct - house of
• *šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
• *waḥămēšet*: conjunction + cardinal number, construct - and fifteen
• *ʿāśār*: cardinal number - ten
• *bānāyw*: noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons
• *wəʿeśrîm*: conjunction + cardinal number - and twenty
• *ʿăbādāyw*: noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servants
• *ʾittô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him
• *wəṣāləḥû*: conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and they rushed across
• *hayyardēn*: definite article + proper noun - the Jordan
• *lipnê*: preposition + noun construct - before
• *hammelek*: definite article + noun - the king

Word Meanings

• *naʿar*: servant/young man/attendant
• *wəṣāləḥû*: they rushed across/they crossed/they forded

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  With him were a thousand Benjaminites, along with Ziba, the steward of Saul's household, and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed to the Jordan, ahead of the king,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 come over Jordan;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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 come over Jordan;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that they mighte brynge ouer the kynges housholde, and to do him pleasure. But Semei the sonne of Gera fell downe before the kynge, whan he passed ouer Iordane,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there went ouer a boate to carie ouer the Kings houshold, and to do him pleasure. Then Shimei the sonne of Gera fell before the King, when he was come ouer Iorden,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there went ouer a boate to carie ouer the kinges housholde, and to do him pleasure: And Simei the sonne of Gera fel before the king as he was come ouer Iordane,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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 come over Jordan;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And passed over hath the ferry-boat to carry over the household of the king, and to do that which `is' good in his eyes, and Shimei son of Gera hath fallen before the king in his passing over into Jordan,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And kept going across the river to take the people of the king's house over, and to do whatever was desired by the king. And Shimei, the son of Gera, went down on his face in the dust before the king, when he was about to go over Jordan,

• World English Bible (2000)

  A ferry boat went to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They crossed at the ford in order to help the king’s household cross and to do whatever he thought appropriate.Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, How awesome are your works! Through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.
• Ps 81:15 : 15 The haters of the LORD would have submitted themselves to him; but their time would have endured forever.
• Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.