New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 7:18-24

18Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935in and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LordH3068,and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310am I, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,and whatוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is my houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,that You have broughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935me thisH1988farH1988?

19And yetע֨וֹדodH5750thisH2088was insignificantוַתִּקְטַן֩va.tik.TanH6994in Your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068,for You have spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650concerning the distantלְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350futureH7350. AndthisH2088is thecustomH8451of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

20Againע֖וֹדodH5750whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100moreH5750can Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sayלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to You? ForYou knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068!

21For the sakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668of Your wordדְּבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.re.KhaH1697,and according to Your own heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,You have doneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088greatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420to let Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650knowלְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045.

22For thisH3651reasonעַל־'al-H5921 H3651You are greatגָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068; forthereH369is noneH369likeכָּמ֗וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644You, and thereH369is noH369Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430besidesזֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108You,according to allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

23Andwhatוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471on the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is like Your peopleכְעַמְּךָ֙khe.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לke.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלְכֽוּ־hal.khu-H1980to redeemלִפְדּֽוֹת־lif.dot-H6299for Himself as a peopleלְעָ֜םle.'AmH5971and to makeוְלָשׂ֧וּםve.la.SumH7760a nameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034for Himself, andto doוְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213a greatH1420thingH1420for You and awesomeוְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ve.no.ra.'OtH3372thingsH3372for Your landלְאַרְצֶ֔ךָle.'ar.Tze.khaH776,beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440Your peopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834You have redeemedפָּדִ֤יתָpa.Di.taH6299for Yourself from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, fromnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and their godsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ve.lo.HavH430?

24ForYou have establishedוַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןva.te.Kho.nenH3559for Yourself Your peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478as Your own peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769, andYou, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have becomeהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

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