Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 7:18-24

18Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732went inוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935,satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310am Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,and whatוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is my houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588You have brought meהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935this farעַד־ הֲלֹֽם׃'ad- ha.LomH5704 H1988?

19And as ifע֨וֹדodH5750thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063was a small thingוַתִּקְטַן֩va.tik.TanH6994in Your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,You have alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696aboutאֶל־'el-H413the futureלְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650. Isthisוְזֹ֛אתve.ZotH2063Your customH8451with manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069?

20Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100moreיּוֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹדyo.Sif odH3254 H5750can Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sayלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to Youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413?For Youוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֶֽת־'et-H853Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

21For the sakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668of Your wordדְּבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.re.KhaH1697and according to Your own heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,You have accomplishedעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853thisכָּל־ הַזֹּ֑אתkol- ha.ZotH3605 H2063great thingהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420and revealed itלְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045אֶת־'et-H853to Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

22Howעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651great You areגָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588there isnoneאֵ֣ין'einH369like Youכָּמ֗וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644,and there is noוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430but Youזֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108,according to everythingבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our own earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

23And whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is like Your peopleכְעַמְּךָ֙khe.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לke.Yis.ra.'ElH3478—the oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471on earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430went outהָלְכֽוּ־hal.khu-H1980to redeemלִפְדּֽוֹת־lif.dot-H6299as a peopleלְעָ֜םle.'AmH5971for Himselfand to makeוְלָשׂ֧וּםve.la.SumH7760a nameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034for Himself?You performedוְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213greatהַגְּדוּלָּ֤הha.ge.du.LahH1420and awesome wondersוְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ve.no.ra.'OtH3372לְאַרְצֶ֔ךָle.'ar.Tze.khaH776by driving outnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and their godsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ve.lo.HavH430from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Your peopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834You redeemedפָּדִ֤יתָpa.Di.taH6299for Yourselffrom Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

24For You have establishedוַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןva.te.Kho.nenH3559אֶת־'et-H853Your peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478as Your very ownלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,and Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have becomeהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

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