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2 Samuel 7

1Anditcametopass,whenthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427inhishouseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,andJehovahhadgivenH5117himrestהֵנִֽיחַ־he.ni.ach-H5117fromallhisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341roundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439about,

2thatthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Seeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200now,IdwellH3427inahouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofcedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730,butthearkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430dwellethwithincurtainsהַיְרִיעָֽה׃hay.ri.'AhH3407.

3AndNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Go,doallthatisinthyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824;forJehovahiswiththee.

4Anditcametopassthesamenightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,thatthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Goandtellmyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah, Shalt thoubuildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129meahouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004formetodwellלְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃le.shiv.TiH3427in?

6forIhavenotdweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427inahouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004sincethedayלְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yomH3117thatIbroughtH5927upthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,eventothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,buthavewalkedH1980inatentבְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helH168andinatabernacleוּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃u.ve.mish.KanH4908.

7InallplaceswhereinIhavewalkedH1980withallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, spakeIawordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697withanyofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomIcommandedצִוִּ֗יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680tobeshepherdלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462ofmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100haveyenotbuiltH1129meahouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?

8NowH6258thereforeוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559untomyservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ItookH3947theefromthesheepcote,fromfollowingthesheepH6629,thatthou shouldestbeלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961princeH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

9andIhavebeenH1961withthee whithersoever thou wentest,andhavecutוָאַכְרִ֥תָהva.'akh.Ri.tahH3772offallthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341frombeforethee;andIwillmakeוְעָשִׂ֤תִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213theeagreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,likeuntothenameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034ofthegreatהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419onesthatareintheearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

10AndIwillappointוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760aplaceמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725formypeopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andwillplantוּנְטַעְתִּיו֙u.ne.ta'.TivH5193them,thattheymaydwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931intheirownplaceH4725,andbemovednomore;neithershallthechildrenofwickednessafflictלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031themanymore,asatthefirstH7223,

11andasfromthedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatIcommandedH6680judgesH8199tobeovermypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andIwillcause theetorestוַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117fromallthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341. MoreoverJehovahtelleth theethatJehovahwillmakeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213theeahouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12Whenthydaysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117arefulfilled,andthou shaltsleepwiththyfathersH1,IwillsetH6965upthyseedH2233afterthee,thatshallproceedoutofthybowelsH4578,andIwillestablishH6965hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃mam.lakh.ToH4467.

13Heshallbuildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129ahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004formynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,andIwillestablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֛יve.kho.nan.TiH3559thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹmam.lakh.toH4467foreverH5769.

14IwillbeH1961hisfatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1,andheshallbeH1961mysonH1121:ifhecommit iniquity,Iwillchastenhimwiththerodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626ofmenH376,andwiththestripesofthechildrenofmenH376;

15butmylovingkindnessshallnotdepartH5493fromhim,asItookitfromSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whomIputawayH5493beforethee.

16Andthyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֧bei.te.KhaH1004andthykingdomוּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛u.mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961madesureforeverH5769beforethee: thythroneכִּֽסְאֲךָ֔kis.'a.KhaH3678shallbeH1961establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559foreverH5769.

17Accordingtoallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andaccordingtoallthisvisionהַחִזָּי֣וֹןha.chi.za.YonH2384,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651didNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416speakH1696untoDavidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

18ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH935in,andsatH3427beforeJehovah;andhesaidH559,WhoamI,OLordJehovah,andwhatismyhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,thatthou hastbroughtH935methusfar?

19Andthiswasyetע֨וֹדodH5750asmallוַתִּקְטַן֩va.tik.TanH6994thinginthineeyesH5869,OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah;butthou hastspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571ofthyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004foragreatwhiletocome;andthistooafterthemannerofmenH120,OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah!

20AndwhatcanDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sayH1696moreunto thee?forthou knowest thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650,OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

21Forthy word’ssakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668,andaccordingtothine ownheartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820, hast thou wroughtallthisgreatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420,tomakeH6213thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650knowלְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045it.

22Wherefore thou artgreatגָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430:forthereisnonelikethee,neitheristhereanyGodH430besidesthee,accordingtoallthatwehaveheardH8085withourearsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

23Andwhatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471intheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776islikethypeopleכְעַמְּךָ֙khe.'a.me.KhaH5971,evenlikeIsraelכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לke.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whomGodאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430wentH1980toredeemH6299untohimselfforapeopleלְעָ֜םle.'AmH5971,andtomakeוְלָשׂ֧וּםve.la.SumH7760himanameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034,andtodogreatthingsforyou,andterriblethingsforthylandלְאַרְצֶ֔ךָle.'ar.Tze.khaH776,beforethypeopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971,whomthou redeemedsttotheeoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromthenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471andtheirgodsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ve.lo.HavH430?

24Andthou didstestablishוַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןva.te.Kho.nenH3559tothyself thypeopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478tobeH1961apeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971unto theeforeverH5769;andthou,Jehovah, becamesttheirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

25Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerningthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,andconcerninghishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,confirmthouitforeverH5769,anddoasthou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

26Andletthynameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961magnifiedH1431foreverH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthehouseוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732shallbeH1961establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559beforethee.

27Forthou,OJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hastrevealedH1540tothyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Iwillbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129theeahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004:thereforeH3651hath thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650foundH4672inhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419thisprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֖הha.te.fi.LahH8605unto thee.

28Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, thou artGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andthywordsוּדְבָרֶ֖יךָu.de.va.Rei.khaH1697aretruthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571,andthou hastpromisedthisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896thingH1697unto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

29nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258letitpleasetheetoblessH1288thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,thatitmaycontinueforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforethee;forthou,OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, hastspokenדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696it:andwiththyblessingוּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔u.mi.bir.Kha.te.khaH1293letthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961blessedH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7

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