2 Samuel

2 Samuel 7:2–3

²he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

³And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Nathan	נָתָ֣ן	nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5416 Nathan
the prophet	הַנָּבִ֔יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
Here	רְאֵ֣ה	rə·’êh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
I am	אָנֹכִ֥י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
living	יוֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in a house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of cedar	אֲרָזִ֑ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
while the ark	וַֽאֲרוֹן֙	wa·’ă·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
remains	יֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
a tent	הַיְרִיעָֽה׃	hay·rî·‘āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3407 curtain

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Nathan	נָתָן֙	nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5416 Nathan
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Go	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and do	עֲשֵׂ֑ה	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
all	כֹּ֛ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
in your heart	בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖	bil·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is with you	עִמָּֽךְ׃ס	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with

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

2 Samuel 7:2 2 Samuel 5:11 · 1 Chronicles 16:1 · 2 Samuel 12:1 · John 2:17 · Acts 7:46 · Haggai 1:4 · Exodus 26:1–14 · 1 Chronicles 29:29

2 Samuel 7:3 1 Chronicles 22:7 · 1 Kings 8:17–18 · 1 Chronicles 28:2 · Psalm 37:4 · 2 Kings 4:27 · 1 Samuel 16:7 · 1 Samuel 10:7 · 1 John 2:27 · Psalm 20:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.