Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 7:1-6

1And it came to pass, when the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068had given him restהֵנִֽיחַ־he.ni.ach-H5117round aboutמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439from all his enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341;

2That the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Nathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Seeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200now, I dwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in an houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of cedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730,but the arkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430dwellethיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432curtainsהַיְרִיעָֽה׃hay.ri.'AhH3407.

3And Nathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,GoH3212,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213all that isin thine heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824;for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with thee.

4And it came to pass that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,that the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came unto Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5GoH3212and tellוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Shalt thou buildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129me an houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for me to dwell inלְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃le.shiv.TiH3427?

6Whereas I have not dweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in anyhouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004since the timeלְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yomH3117that I brought upהַעֲלֹתִ֞יha.'a.lo.TiH5927the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,even to this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but have walkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in a tentבְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helH168and in a tabernacleוּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃u.ve.mish.KanH4908.

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