Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 7:18-24

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.

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