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2 Samuel 7:1-6

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.

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