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2 Samuel 7:1-5

1Afterוַיְהִ֕י כִּי־vay.Hi ki-H1961 H3588the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had settledיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427into his palaceבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004and the LORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068had given him restהֵנִֽיחַ־he.ni.ach-H5117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341around himמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439,

2heהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, “Hereרְאֵ֣ה נָ֔אre.'Eh Na'H7200 H4994I amאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595,livingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in a houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730,while the arkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430remainsיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a tentהַיְרִיעָֽה׃hay.ri.'AhH3407.”

3And Nathanנָתָן֙ אֶל־na.Tan 'el-H5416 H413repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980and doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isin your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with youעִמָּֽךְ׃ ס'i.MakhH5973.”

4But thatוַיְהִ֖י הַה֑וּאvay.Hi ha.Hu'H1931 H1961nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980and tellוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559אֶל־'el-H413My servantעַבְדִּ֣י אֶל־'av.Di 'el-H5650 H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732that this is whatכֹּ֖הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Are you the oneהַאַתָּ֛הha.'a.TahH859to buildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129for Mea houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004to dwell inלְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃le.shiv.TiH3427?

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