2 Samuel
2 Samuel 12:7
7Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Nathan | נָתָ֛ן | nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5416 Nathan |
| said | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| David | דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| You | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are that man | הָאִ֑ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| This is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֨ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אָנֹכִ֞י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| anointed | מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ | mə·šaḥ·tî·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H4886 smear, anoint |
| you king | לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ | lə·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and I | וְאָנֹכִ֥י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| delivered you | הִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ | hiṣ·ṣal·tî·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| from the hand | מִיַּ֥ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of Saul | שָׁאֽוּל׃ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
Cross-references
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Matthew 14:14 · 1 Samuel 16:13 · 2 Samuel 22:1 · 1 Samuel 13:13 · 2 Samuel 22:49 · 1 Samuel 23:7 · 1 Samuel 15:17 · 1 Samuel 18:21 · 1 Samuel 19:10–15 · 2 Samuel 7:8 · 1 Kings 20:42 · 1 Kings 18:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.