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2 Samuel 7:10-29

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.

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