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2 Samuel 7:8-17

8Now therefore so shalt thou sayתֹאמַ֞רto.MarH559unto my servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I tookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee from the sheepcoteהַנָּוֶ֔הha.na.VehH5116,from followingמֵאַחַ֖רme.'a.CharH310the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,to be rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

9And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentestהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980,and have cut offוָאַכְרִ֥תָהva.'akh.Ri.tahH3772all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341out of thy sightמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,and have madeוְעָשִׂ֤תִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213thee a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,like unto the nameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034of the greatהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419men that arein the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

10Moreover I will appointוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a placeמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for my peopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and will plantוּנְטַעְתִּיו֙u.ne.ta'.TivH5193them, that they may dwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931in a place of their own, and moveיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264no more; neither shall the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of wickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766afflictלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031them any moreיֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254,as beforetimeבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223,

11And as since the timeהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I commandedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199to beover my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and have caused thee to restוַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117from all thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341.Also the LordH3068tellethוְהִגִּ֤ידve.hi.GidH5046thee that he will makeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213thee an houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12And when thy daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117be fulfilledיִמְלְא֣וּyim.le.'UH4390,and thou shalt sleepוְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ve.sha.khav.TaH7901with thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,I will set upוַהֲקִימֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, which shall proceedיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318out of thy bowelsמִמֵּעֶ֑יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578,and I will establishוַהֲכִינֹתִ֖יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃mam.lakh.ToH4467.

13He shall buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,and I will stablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֛יve.kho.nan.TiH3559the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹmam.lakh.toH4467forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14I will be his fatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1,and he shall be my sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.If he commit iniquityבְּהַ֣עֲוֹת֔וֹbe.Ha.'otoH5753,I will chastenוְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ve.ho.khach.TivH3198him with the rodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582,and with the stripesוּבְנִגְעֵ֖יu.ve.nig.'EiH5061of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120:

15But my mercyוְחַסְדִּ֖יve.chas.DiH2617shall not depart awayיָס֣וּרya.SurH5493from him, as I tookהֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙ha.si.Ro.tiH5493itfrom Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whom I put awayהֲסִרֹ֖תִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493beforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

16And thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֧bei.te.KhaH1004and thy kingdomוּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛u.mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shall be establishedוְנֶאְמַ֨ןve.ne'.ManH539forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: thy throneכִּֽסְאֲךָ֔kis.'a.KhaH3678shall be establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

17According to all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and according to all this visionהַחִזָּי֣וֹןha.chi.za.YonH2384,so did Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416speakדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

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