2 Samuel

2 Samuel 7:18–20

18Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 19And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?d 20What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.

Footnotes

  • d 7:19 Or And this is Your instruction for mankind, O Lord GOD.

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2 Samuel 7:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Davidדָּוִ֔דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
went inוַיָּבֹא֙way·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבway·yê·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whoמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
am Iאָנֹכִ֞י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
and whatוּמִ֣יū·mîConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4310 who?
is my houseבֵיתִ֔יḇê·ṯîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1004 house
thatכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
You have brought meהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיhă·ḇî·’ō·ṯa·nîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
this farהֲלֹֽם׃hă·lōmAdverbH1988 of place, hither

2 Samuel 7:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And as ifע֨וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
thisזֹ֤אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
was a small thingוַתִּקְטַן֩wat·tiq·ṭanConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH6994 be small, insignificant
in Your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙bə·‘ê·ne·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
You have alsoגַּ֥םgamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רwat·tə·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak
aboutאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the futureלְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקlə·mê·rā·ḥō·wqPreposition-l, Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH7350 distant, far
of the houseבֵּֽית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖‘aḇ·də·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
thisוְזֹ֛אתwə·zōṯConjunctive waw; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
Your customתּוֹרַ֥תtō·w·raṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8451 direction, instruction, law
with manהָאָדָ֖םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh

2 Samuel 7:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whatוּמַה־ū·mah-Conjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
moreיּוֹסִ֥יףyō·w·sîp̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3254 add
can Davidדָּוִ֛דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
sayלְדַבֵּ֣רlə·ḏab·bêrPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH1696 speak
to Youאֵלֶ֑יךָ’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
For Youוְאַתָּ֛הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
knowיָדַ֥עְתָּyā·ḏa‘·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH3045 know
Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖‘aḇ·də·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 7:18 Psalm 8:4 · 1 Chronicles 17:16 · 1 Samuel 18:18 · Genesis 32:10 · Exodus 3:11 · 1 Samuel 15:17 · Ephesians 3:8 · Judges 6:15 · 1 Samuel 9:21 · Isaiah 37:14

2 Samuel 7:19 Isaiah 55:8–9 · 1 Chronicles 17:17 · Psalm 36:7 · 2 Samuel 7:11–16

2 Samuel 7:20 1 Samuel 16:7 · John 21:17 · Psalm 139:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.