2 Samuel

2 Samuel 7:23–24

²³And who is like Your people Israel — the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.^e ²⁴For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

Footnotes

e 7:23 See LXX and 1 Chronicles 17:21|1CH 17:21; Hebrew You performed for Yourself great and awesome wonders for Your land, before Your people, whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods.

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2 Samuel 7:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And who	וּמִ֤י	ū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4310 who?
is like Your people	כְעַמְּךָ֙	ḵə·‘am·mə·ḵā	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
Israel	כְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	kə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
the one	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
nation	גּ֥וֹי	gō·w	Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
on earth	בָּאָ֑רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
whom	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
God	אֱ֠לֹהִים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
went out	הָלְכֽוּ־	hā·lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to redeem	לִפְדּֽוֹת־	lip̄·dō·wṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6299 ransom
as a people	לְעָ֜ם	lə·‘ām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
for Himself	ל֨וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and to make	וְלָשׂ֧וּם	wə·lā·śūm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
a name	שֵׁ֗ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
for Himself	ל֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
You performed	וְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹת	wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
great	הַגְּדוּלָּ֤ה	hag·gə·ḏūl·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1420 greatness
and awesome wonders	וְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙	wə·nō·rā·’ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H3372 fear
nations	גּוֹיִ֖ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and their gods	וֵאלֹהָֽיו׃	wê·lō·hāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God
from before	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Your people	עַמְּךָ֗	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
whom	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You redeemed	פָּדִ֤יתָ	pā·ḏî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6299 ransom
for Yourself	לְּךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
from Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

2 Samuel 7:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For You have established	וַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽן	wat·tə·ḵō·w·nên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
Your people	עַמְּךָ֨	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
as Your very own	לְךָ֛	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
forever	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
and You	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
O LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
have become	הָיִ֥יתָ	hā·yî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
their	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
God	לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ס	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 7:23 Deuteronomy 10:21 · Deuteronomy 9:26 · Psalm 147:20 · Psalm 111:9 · Nehemiah 1:10 · Deuteronomy 33:29 · Deuteronomy 15:15 · Ezekiel 20:9 · Psalm 40:5 · Deuteronomy 4:32–38 · Psalm 145:6 · 1 Peter 2:9

2 Samuel 7:24 Deuteronomy 26:18 · 1 Peter 2:10 · Psalm 48:14 · John 1:12 · Genesis 17:7 · Isaiah 12:2 · Jeremiah 31:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.