Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 7

1And it came to pass, when thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in hishouseבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, and theLORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068had given himrestהֵנִֽיחַ־he.ni.ach-H5117on everysideמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439from all hisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341;

2That thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Seeרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200now, Idwellיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in anhouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofcedarאֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.ZimH730, but thearkוַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430dwellethיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432curtainsהַיְרִיעָֽה׃hay.ri.'AhH3407.

3AndNathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,GoH3212,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213all that is in thyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is with thee.

4And it came to pass thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915, that thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came toNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5GoH3212andtellוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Shalt thoubuildתִּבְנֶה־tiv.neh-H1129me anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for me to dwellinלְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃le.shiv.TiH3427?

6Though I have notdweltיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ya.Shav.tiH3427in anyhouseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004since thetimeלְ֠מִיּוֹםLe.mi.yomH3117that Ibroughtהַעֲלֹתִ֞יha.'a.lo.TiH5927thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, even to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, but havewalkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in atentבְּאֹ֖הֶלbe.'O.helH168and in atabernacleוּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃u.ve.mish.KanH4908.

7In all the places in which I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮hit.ha.lakh.TiH1980with all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478have Ispokenדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696awordהֲדָבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697withanyאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whom Icommandedצִוִּ֗יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680tofeedלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Why do ye notbuildבְנִיתֶ֥םve.ni.TemH1129me anhouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730?

8Now therefore so shalt thousayתֹאמַ֞רto.MarH559to myservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Itookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee from thesheepfoldהַנָּוֶ֔הha.na.VehH5116, fromfollowingמֵאַחַ֖רme.'a.CharH310thesheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629, to berulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

9And I was with thee wherever thouwentestהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980, and have cutoffוָאַכְרִ֥תָהva.'akh.Ri.tahH3772all thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341out of thysightמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440, and havemadeוְעָשִׂ֤תִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213thee agreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034, like thenameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034of thegreatהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419men that are in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

10Moreover I willappointוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760aplaceמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for mypeopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and willplantוּנְטַעְתִּיו֙u.ne.ta'.TivH5193them, that they maydwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931in a place of their own, andmoveיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264no more; neither shall thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofwickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766afflictלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹle.'a.no.ToH6031them anymoreיֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254, as in timespastבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223,

11And as since thetimeהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that Icommandedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199to be over mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and have caused thee torestוַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117from all thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341. Also theLORDH3068tellethוְהִגִּ֤ידve.hi.GidH5046thee that he willmakeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213thee anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12And when thydaysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117shall befulfilledיִמְלְא֣וּyim.le.'UH4390, and thou shaltsleepוְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ve.sha.khav.TaH7901with thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, I will setupוַהֲקִימֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, who shallproceedיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318out of thy ownbodyמִמֵּעֶ֑יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578, and I willestablishוַהֲכִינֹתִ֖יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃mam.lakh.ToH4467.

13He shallbuildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, and I willestablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֛יve.kho.nan.TiH3559thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֖וֹmam.lakh.toH4467forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14I will be hisfatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1, and he shall be mysonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121. If he shall commitiniquityבְּהַ֣עֲוֹת֔וֹbe.Ha.'otoH5753, I willchastenוְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ve.ho.khach.TivH3198him with therodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626ofmenאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582, and with thestripesוּבְנִגְעֵ֖יu.ve.nig.'EiH5061of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120:

15But mymercyוְחַסְדִּ֖יve.chas.DiH2617shall notdepartיָס֣וּרya.SurH5493from him, as Itookהֲסִרֹ֙תִי֙ha.si.Ro.tiH5493it fromSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, whom I putawayהֲסִרֹ֖תִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493beforeמִלְּפָנֶֽיךָ׃mi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

16And thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֧bei.te.KhaH1004and thykingdomוּמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛u.mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shall beestablishedוְנֶאְמַ֨ןve.ne'.ManH539forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: thythroneכִּֽסְאֲךָ֔kis.'a.KhaH3678shall beestablishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

17According to all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, and according to all thisvisionהַחִזָּי֣וֹןha.chi.za.YonH2384, so didNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416speakדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696toDavidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

18Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wentinוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who am I, OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069? and what is myhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004, that thou hastbroughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935me thusfarהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988?

19And this was yet a smallthingוַתִּקְטַן֩va.tik.TanH6994in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; but thou hastspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696also of thyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for a great while tocomeלְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350. And is this themannerתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8452ofmanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069?

20And whatcanH3254Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sayלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696moreH3254to thee? for thou,Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069,knowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650.

21For thyword’sדְּבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.re.KhaH1697sake, and according to thy ownheartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820, hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all these greatthingsהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420, to make thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650knowלְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045them .

22Therefore thou artgreatגָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431, OLORDH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430: for there is none like thee, neither is there anyGodH430besidesזֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108thee, according to all that we haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with ourearsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

23And whatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is like thypeopleכְעַמְּךָ֙khe.'a.me.KhaH5971, even likeIsraelכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לke.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whomGodאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלְכֽוּ־hal.khu-H1980toredeemלִפְדּֽוֹת־lif.dot-H6299for apeopleלְעָ֜םle.'AmH5971to himself, and tomakeוְלָשׂ֧וּםve.la.SumH7760him anameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034, and todoוְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213for you greatthingsהַגְּדוּלָּ֤הha.ge.du.LahH1420andterribleוְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ve.no.ra.'OtH3372, for thylandלְאַרְצֶ֔ךָle.'ar.Tze.khaH776,beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440thypeopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971, whom thou didstredeemפָּדִ֤יתָpa.Di.taH6299to thee fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and theirgodsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ve.lo.HavH430?

24For thou hastconfirmedוַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןva.te.Kho.nenH3559to thyself thypeopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478to be apeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971to theeforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: and thou,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, artbecomeהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

25And now, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650, and concerning hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,establishהָקֵ֖םha.KemH6965itforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769, anddoוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hastsaidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

26And let thynameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034bemagnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is theGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and let thehouseוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732beestablishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

27For thou, OLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hastrevealedגָּלִ֜יתָה אֹ֤זֶןga.Li.tah 'O.zenH1540 H241to 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.LahH8605to thee.

28And now, OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069, thou art thatGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and thywordsוּדְבָרֶ֖יךָu.de.va.Rei.khaH1697aretrueאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571, and thou hastpromisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696thisgoodnessהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

29Therefore now let itpleaseהוֹאֵל֙ho.'ElH2974thee toblessוּבָרֵךְ֙u.va.reKhH1288thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, that it may continue foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for thou, OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069, hastspokenדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696it : and with thyblessingוּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔u.mi.bir.Kha.te.khaH1293let thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650beblessedיְבֹרַ֥ךְye.vo.RakhH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7

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