Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 7:8-16

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.

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