Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 7

1And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in hishouseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, and theLORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068hadgivenH5117himrestהֵנִֽיחַ־he.ni.ach-H5117fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341roundמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439aboutH1961,

2that thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Seeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200nowנָ֔אNa'H4994, IdwellH3427in anhouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofcedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730, but thearkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430dwellethwithinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432curtainsהַיְרִיעָֽה׃hay.ri.'AhH3407.

3AndNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Go,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that is in thineheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with thee.

4And itcameH1961topassH1961thesameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untoNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Go andtellH559myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Shalt thoubuildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129meאֶל־'el-H413anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004formeאֶל־'el-H413todwellלְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃le.shiv.TiH3427in?

6for I havenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808dweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in anhouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588thedayלְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yomH3117that IbroughtH5927upH5927thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outH3427ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,evenוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, but havewalkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in atentבְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helH168and in atabernacleוּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃u.ve.mish.KanH4908.

7InallH3605placesH1004whereinאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980withallH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, spake I awordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697withanyH3605of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּ֗יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680tofeedלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100have yenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808builtבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129meדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696anhouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?

8Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559unto myservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Itookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee from the sheepcote, fromfollowingמֵאַחַ֖רme.'a.CharH310thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, that thou shouldest beprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

9and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and havecutוָאַכְרִ֥תָהva.'akh.Ri.tahH3772offH3772allH3605thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341frombeforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and I willmakeוְעָשִׂ֤תִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213thee agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034, like unto thenameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034of thegreatהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419onesH1419that are in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

10And I willappointוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760aplaceמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for mypeopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and willplantוּנְטַעְתִּיו֙u.ne.ta'.TivH5193them, that they maydwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931in their ownplaceH4725, and bemovedיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreH5750;neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofwickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766afflictלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031themanyH5750moreH5750, as at thefirstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223,

11and as from thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that Icommandedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199to be over mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and I will cause thee torestוַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341. Moreover theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068telleth thee that theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068willmakeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213thee anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12When thydaysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117befulfilledיִמְלְא֣וּyim.le.'UH4390, and thou shaltsleepוְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ve.sha.khav.TaH7901with thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, I willsetH6965upH6965thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834shallproceedH3318outH3318of thybowelsמִמֵּעֶ֑יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578, and I willestablishH6965hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃mam.lakh.ToH4467.

13He shallbuildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, and I willestablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֛יve.kho.nan.TiH3559thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹmam.lakh.toH4467foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14I will be hisfatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1, and he shall be mysonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121:ifאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with therodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626ofmenH376, and with thestripesוּבְנִגְעֵ֖יu.ve.nig.'EiH5061of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenH376;

15but my mercy shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808departH5493from him, as ItookH5493it fromSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whomH834IputH5493awayH5493beforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

16And thinehouseבֵּיתְךָ֧bei.te.KhaH1004and thykingdomוּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛u.mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shall bemadeH3559sureוְנֶאְמַ֨ןve.ne'.ManH539foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: thythroneכִּֽסְאֲךָ֔kis.'a.KhaH3678shall beestablishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

17AccordingH413toallכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, andaccordingH413toallוּכְכֹ֖לu.khe.KholH3605thisvisionהַחִזָּי֣וֹןha.chi.za.YonH2384,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651didH3651Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416speakדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696untoDavidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

18ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935in, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeH6440theLORDH3068; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who am I, OLordH3068GODH3068, andwhatH4310is myhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004, that thou hastbroughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935meH6440thusfarעַד־'ad-H5704?

19And this was yet asmallוַתִּקְטַן֩va.tik.TanH6994thingH2063in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136; but thou hastspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696also of thyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for agreatH7350whileע֨וֹדodH5750tocomeH7350; and thistooגַּ֥םgamH1571afterאֶל־'el-H413the manner ofmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136!

20AndwhatH4100canH4100Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sayלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696moreע֖וֹדodH5750unto thee? for thou knowest thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650, OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

21For thy word’ssakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668, and according to thine ownheartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820, hast thou wroughtallכָּל־kol-H3605thisgreatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420, tomakeעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650knowלְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045it.

22Wherefore thou artgreatגָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431, OLORDאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430: for there isnoneאֵ֣ין'einH369like thee,neitherוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369is thereanyH3605GodH430besideH5921thee,accordingH5921toallH3605thatweכִּֽי־ki-H3588haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with ourearsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

23AndwhatH834onenationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is like thypeopleכְעַמְּךָ֙khe.'a.me.KhaH5971,evenH6213likeIsraelכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לke.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whomH834Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלְכֽוּ־hal.khu-H1980toredeemH6299untohimselfH6440for apeopleלְעָ֜םle.'AmH5971, and tomakeוְלָשׂ֧וּםve.la.SumH7760him anameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034, and todoH6213greatהַגְּדוּלָּ֤הha.ge.du.LahH1420things foryouH834, and terrible things for thylandלְאַרְצֶ֔ךָle.'ar.Tze.khaH776,beforeH6440thypeopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971,whichH834thou redeemedst to theeoutH6440ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and theirgodsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ve.lo.HavH430?

24And thou didstestablishוַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןva.te.Kho.nenH3559to thyself thypeopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478to be apeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971unto thee foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769; and thou,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, becamest theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

25Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650, and concerning hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,confirmהָקֵ֖םha.KemH6965thou it foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769, anddoוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

26Andletיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961thynameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034bemagnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431foreverעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and thehouseוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732shall beestablishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

27For thou, OLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hastrevealedגָּלִ֜יתָהga.Li.tahH1540to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I willbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129thee anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004: therefore hath thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650foundמָצָ֤אma.Tza'H4672in hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419thisprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֖הha.te.fi.LahH8605unto thee.

28Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, thou artGodH430, and thywordsוּדְבָרֶ֖יךָu.de.va.Rei.khaH1697aretruthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571, and thou hastpromisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896thingH1697unto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

29nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeletH6258itpleaseהוֹאֵל֙ho.'ElH2974thee toblessוּבָרֵךְ֙u.va.reKhH1288thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, that it maycontinueלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for thou, OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, hastspokenדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696it: and with thyblessingוּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔u.mi.bir.Kha.te.khaH1293letH6258thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650beblessedיְבֹרַ֥ךְye.vo.RakhH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7

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