2 Samuel

2 Samuel 7:2

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

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.