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2 Samuel 7:2-17

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?

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have notלֹ֤אlo'H3808dweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in a houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004from the dayלְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yomH3117I broughtהַעֲלֹתִ֞יha.'a.lo.TiH5927אֶת־'et-H853the Israelites upבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714untilוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but I haveוָאֶֽהְיֶה֙va.'eh.YehH1961moved aboutמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980with a tentבְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helH168as My dwellingוּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃u.ve.mish.KanH4908.

7In allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834My journeysהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,have I ever askedהֲדָבָ֣ר דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי אֶת־ha.da.Var di.Bar.ti 'et-H1696 H1697 H854anyאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of theleadersשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I appointedצִוִּ֗יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680to shepherdלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רYis.ra.'El le.MorH3478 H559, ‘Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100haven’tלֹֽא־lo'-H3808you builtבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129Mea houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?’

8Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thenכֹּֽה־koh-H3541,you are to tellתֹאמַ֞רto.MarH559My servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732that this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559:Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589took youלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947fromמִן־min-H4480the pastureהַנָּוֶ֔הha.na.VehH5116,from followingמֵאַחַ֖רme.'a.CharH310the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,to beלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961the rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֖י עַל־'a.Mi 'al-H5971 H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9I have beenוָאֶהְיֶ֣הva.'eh.YehH1961with youעִמְּךָ֗'i.me.KhaH5973whereverבְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834you have goneהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980,and I have cut offוָאַכְרִ֥תָהva.'akh.Ri.tahH3772אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341from before youמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.Now I will makeוְעָשִׂ֤תִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213for youa nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034like that ofגָּד֔וֹל כְּשֵׁ֥םga.Dol ke.ShemH8034 H1419אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the greatestהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

10And I will provideוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a placeמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for My peopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and will plant themוּנְטַעְתִּיו֙u.ne.ta'.TivH5193so that they may dwell inוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931a place of their ownתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478and be disturbedיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750.Noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerיֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254will the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of wickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766oppress themלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031as they didכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834at the beginningבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223

11and have done sinceוּלְמִן־u.le.min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I appointedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I will give you restוַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341.The LORDיְהוָ֔ה כִּי־Yah.weh ki-H3068 H3588declaresוְהִגִּ֤ידve.hi.GidH5046to youthatיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068He Himselfwill establishיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for you.

12And whenכִּ֣י׀kiH3588your daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117are fulfilledיִמְלְא֣וּyim.le.'UH4390and you restוְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ve.sha.khav.TaH7901withאֶת־'et-H854your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,I will raise upוַהֲקִימֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶֽת־'et-H853your descendantזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233after youאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will comeיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318from your own bodyמִמֵּעֶ֑יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578,and I will establishוַהֲכִינֹתִ֖יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559אֶת־'et-H853his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃mam.lakh.ToH4467.

13Heה֥וּאhu'H1931will buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,and I will establishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֛יve.kho.nan.TiH3559אֶת־'et-H853the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹmam.lakh.toH4467foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

14Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589will beאֶהְיֶה־'eh.yeh-H1961hisFatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will beיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961Mysonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.Whenאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834he does wrongבְּהַ֣עֲוֹת֔וֹbe.Ha.'otoH5753,I will discipline himוְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ve.ho.khach.TivH3198with the rodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582and with the blowsוּבְנִגְעֵ֖יu.ve.nig.'EiH5061of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

15But My loving devotionוְחַסְדִּ֖יve.chas.DiH2617will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808be removed from himיָס֣וּרya.SurH5493asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834I removedהֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙ha.si.Ro.tiH5493it fromמִמֶּ֑נּוּ מֵעִ֣םmi.Me.nu me.'ImH4480 H5973Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I removed fromהֲסִרֹ֖תִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493before youמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

16Your houseבֵּיתְךָ֧bei.te.KhaH1004and kingdomוּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛u.mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467will endureוְנֶאְמַ֨ןve.ne'.ManH539foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440Meעַד־'ad-H5704,and your throneכִּֽסְאֲךָ֔kis.'a.KhaH3678will beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

17Soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416relayedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605theהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088entireוּכְכֹ֖לu.khe.KholH3605revelationהַחִזָּי֣וֹןha.chi.za.YonH2384.

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