Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 7:4-8

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.

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