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2 Samuel 7:18-24

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.

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