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2 Samuel 7:2-17

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.

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