The name that is transliterated as “Jerusalem” in English is signed in French Sign Language with a sign that depicts worshiping at the Western Wall in Jerusalem:
While a similar sign is also used in British Sign Language, another, more neutral sign that combines the sign “J” and the signs for “place” is used as well. (Source: Anna Smith)
“Jerusalem” in British Sign Language (source: Christian BSL, used with permission)
When Solomon was told: The Hebrew does not make explicit the agent of the verb told. Good News Translation restates this clause by making “Solomon” the subject of the verb “heard.” In some languages where passive forms of the verb do not exist, an indefinite third person plural construction may be used, such as “when they told Solomon….” Another possible rendering is “when Solomon learned….”
That Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned: For reasons of English style, Good News Translation simplifies the repetition of the Hebrew and says simply “what Shimei had done.”
Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .
2:41 When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
Solomon heard that Shimei had left Jerusalem and gone to Gath, and had come back. -or-
People/Someone told/informed Solomon that Shimei had traveled/ridden from Jerusalem to Gath, and was now back ⌊in Jerusalem⌋.
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