2 SAM 16:13 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπορεύθη Δαυὶδ καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ· καὶ Σεμεῒ ἐπορεύετο ἐκ πλευρᾶς τοῦ ὄρους ἐχόμενα αὐτοῦ πορευόμενος καὶ καταρώμενος καὶ λιθάζων ἐν λίθοις ἐκ πλαγίων αὐτοῦ καὶ τῷ χοῒ πάσσων.
(Kai eporeuthaʸ Dawid kai pantes hoi andres autou en taʸ hodōi; kai Semei eporeueto ek pleuras tou orous eⱪomena autou poreuomenos kai katarōmenos kai lithazōn en lithois ek plagiōn autou kai tōi ⱪoi passōn.)

BrTr 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 [fn]at him, and sprinkling him with dirt.

ULT So David and his men walked on the road, and Shimei was walking on the side of the hill beside him, walking and he cursed, and he stoned with stones beside him, and he dusted with dust.

UST So David and those who were with him continued walking along the road. Shimei walked along the hillside next to the road, and as he walked along next to them, he kept cursing David and throwing stones and dirt at him.

BSB & MSB So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at [David].

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WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.

LSV And David goes with his men in the way, and Shimei is going at the side of the hill opposite him, going on, and he reviles, and stones with stones close by him, and has dusted with dust.

FBV David and his men continued down the road, with Shimei keeping up with them on the hillside opposite. He went on cursing as he went along, throwing stones and dirt at David.

T4T Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.

LEB Then David and his men went on the road, with Shimei going on the side of the hill beside him, _⌊cursing as he went_⌋.[fn] He threw stones beside him and threw[fn] dust in the air.

16:13 Literally “going and cursing”

16:13 Hebrew “flung”

BBE So David and his men went on their way: and Shimei went by the hillside parallel with them, cursing and sending stones and dust at him.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.

SLT And David went, and his men, in the way; and Shimei went by the side of the mountain near to him going, and he will curse and stone with stones near to him, and dusting with dust.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hillside over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.)

16.13 cast…: Heb. dusted him with dust

KJB-1611 And as Dauid and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hilles side ouer against him, and cursed as hee went, and threw stones at him, and [fn]cast dust.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

16:13 Hebr. dusted him with dust.

Bshps And as Dauid and his men went by the way, Semei went along on the hilles syde ouer against him, & cursed as he went, and threwe stones at him, and cast duste.
(And as David and his men went by the way, Semei went along on the hillside over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.)

Gnva And as Dauid and his men went by the way, Shimei went by the side of the mountaine ouer against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones against him, and cast dust.
(And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went by the side of the mountain over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones against him, and cast dust.)

Cvdl So Dauid wente on his waye with his men. But Semei wente on by the mount besyde him, and cursed, and cast stones at him, & threwe clottes of earth.
(So David went on his way with his men. But Semei went on by the mount beside him, and cursed, and cast stones at him, and threw clots of earth.)

Wycl Therfor Dauid yede, and hise felowis, bi the weie with hym; forsothe Semey yede bi the slade of the hil `bi the side ayens hym; and curside, and sente stoonus ayens him, and spreynte erthe.
(Therefore David went, and his fellows, by the way with him; for_certain/truly Shimei went by the slade of the hill by the side against him; and cursed, and sent stones against him, and sprayed earth.)

Luth Also ging David mit seinen Leuten des Weges; aber Simei ging an des Berges Seite neben ihm her und fluchte und warf mit Steinen zu ihm und sprengete mit Erdenklößen.
(So went David with his people the way; but Shimei went at/to the mountain(s)/hill(s) side(n) next_to him her and escape(v)e and threw with stones(n) to/for him and blew_up with clods_of_earth.)

ClVg Ambulabat itaque David et socii ejus per viam cum eo. Semei autem per jugum montis ex latere contra illum gradiebatur, maledicens, et mittens lapides adversum eum, terramque spargens.[fn]
(Was_walking therefore David and companions his/her through way/road when/with by_him. Semei however through yoke/collar mountain from on_the_side on_the_contrary him was_walking, cursing, and sending stones against him, and_land sprinkling.)

16.13 Semei autem. RAB. Hic est Nabath pater Jeroboam secundum Hebræos, qui filius Jemini dicitur, et in zelo domus Saul maledicit David. Nomen vero avi ejus Jemini fuit. Ipse Semei ex tribu Ephraim filii Joseph exstitit, unde dicit ad David: Primus veni hodie de omni tribu Joseph. Sed Semei, ut superius legitur, de cognatione Saul fuit. Saul vero de Benjamin. In Esdra Semei filius Cis legitur, quia et Cis et Gera vocabatur, pater ejus filius Jemini, id est Benjamin hic legitur; sed de tribu Joseph primus venisse dicitur, quia in tribu Joseph habitavit.

16.13 Semei however. RAB. Here/This it_is Nebat father Yeroboam after/second Hebrews, who/which son Yemini it_is_said, and in/into/on zeal home Saul curses David. Name indeed/however grandfather his/her Yemini it_was. Exactly_that Semei from tribe Ephraim children Yoseph stepped_out, from_where/who he_says to David: Primus I_came today/at_this_time from/about all tribe Yoseph. But Semei, as above it_is_read, from/about kinship Saul it_was. Saul indeed/however from/about Benyamin. In Ezra Semei son Cis it_is_read, because and Cis and Gera was_called, father his/her son Yemini, that it_is Benyamin this/here it_is_read; but from/about tribe Yoseph first/chief came it_is_said, because in/into/on tribe Yoseph he_lived.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

הָלוֹךְ֙ וַ⁠יְקַלֵּ֔ל

went (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went Dāvid and,men_of,his on,road and,Shimei going on,the_side_of of,the_mountain parallel,with_of,him went and,he_cursed and,he_stoned_[them] with,stones parallel,with_of,him and,he_dusted_[them] with,dust )

The phrase walking and he cursed expresses a single idea. The word cursed tells in what way Shimei was walking. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [walking cursingly] or [cursing as he walked]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וַ⁠יְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽ⁠אֲבָנִים֙ לְ⁠עֻמָּת֔⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_went Dāvid and,men_of,his on,road and,Shimei going on,the_side_of of,the_mountain parallel,with_of,him went and,he_cursed and,he_stoned_[them] with,stones parallel,with_of,him and,he_dusted_[them] with,dust )

See how you translated the similar expression in [16:6](../16/06.md). Alternate translation: [and he threw stones at him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וְ⁠עִפַּ֖ר בֶּ⁠עָפָֽר

It might seem that the expression dusted with dust contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [and he showered dirt on him]

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

וְ⁠עִפַּ֖ר בֶּ⁠עָפָֽר

Throwing dust on David was a symbolic action by which Shimei showed extreme disrespect and contempt for him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [and he threw dirt at him to show his contempt]

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David Flees as Absalom Approaches Jerusalem

2 Samuel 15-16

Several years after killing his half brother Amnon and his brothers, Absalom was reconciled to his father David (2 Samuel 13-14). Then Absalom spent the next four years grooming the people of Israel to favor him over his father, all in preparation to eventually rebel against his father’s rule. When it appeared to Absalom that the time had finally come to act on his plan, he staged a coup in the town of Hebron about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem. A messenger came to David and told him that the people of Israel had declared Absalom king, and David chose to flee Jerusalem with his household and many of his officials. They left the city and crossed the Kidron Valley to take the road that went up the Mount of Olives before heading toward Jericho and the Jordan Valley much further east. When he reached the summit of the Mount of Olives, he sent his counselor Hushai back to Jerusalem to act as a false counselor to Absalom and to keep David informed of his plans. Interestingly, 2 Samuel 15:32 notes that the summit of the Mount of Olives was “where God was worshiped.” Sometime during the ministry of Samuel, the Philistines defeated the Israelites in battle at Ebenezer near Aphek and captured the Ark of the Covenant. They took it to Ashdod, Gath, and Ekron but eventually returned it to Israel, where the Ark was then taken to Kiriath-jearim (1 Samuel 4-5; also see “The Ark of the Covenant Is Captured and Returned” map). After the battle, the worship center of Shiloh appears to have been overrun as well (Psalm 78:60; Jeremiah 7:12-14; 26:6). Many of the priests apparently relocated to the town of Nob near Jerusalem, perhaps on the summit of the Mount of Olives (1 Samuel 22:11; Isaiah 10:32; see “The Ark of the Covenant in the Promised Land” map), while the Tabernacle and altar were relocated to the High Place at Gibeon/Gibeah (1 Chronicles 16:39-40; 21:29; see “David Transports the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem” map). A little beyond the summit of the Mount of Olives, Ziba, the servant of Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, met David with donkeys and food for his journey. When David learned that Mephibosheth was making plans to regain the kingdom of his grandfather, David rewarded Ziba’s loyalty by granting him all of Mephibosheth’s inheritance. As David and his officials passed by Bahurim, one of Saul’s relatives came out and cursed David and threw stones at him and those with him. David chose not to stop him and continued on to the Jordan River (see also “Absalom Rebels against David” map).

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David Flees as Absalom Approaches Jerusalem

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