New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 7:3-7

3Nathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that is in your mindבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with you.”

4But in the sameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980and sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559to My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Should you buildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129Me a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for My dwellingלְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃le.shiv.TiH3427?

6ForI have not dweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in a houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004sinceH4480the dayלְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yomH3117I broughtH5927upH5927the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,even to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;rather, I have beenוָאֶֽהְיֶה֙va.'eh.YehH1961movingH1980aboutH1980in a tentבְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helH168,that is, in a dwellingH4908placeH4908.

7Whereverבְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־be.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834I have goneהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,did I speakדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696a wordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697with oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּ֗יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680to shepherdלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100have you not builtבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129Me a houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?’”’

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