2 Samuel

2 Samuel 7:4–5

⁴But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying, ⁵“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

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2 Samuel 7:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But that	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
night	בַּלַּ֣יְלָה	bal·lay·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	וַיְהִ֖י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Nathan	נָתָ֖ן	nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5416 Nathan
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

2 Samuel 7:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	לֵ֤ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and tell	וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
My servant	עַבְדִּ֣י	‘aḇ·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
that this is what	כֹּ֖ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Are you the one	הַאַתָּ֛ה	ha·’at·tāh	Article; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
to build	תִּבְנֶה־	tiḇ·neh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1129 build
for Me	לִּ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a house	בַ֖יִת	ḇa·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
to dwell in	לְשִׁבְתִּֽי׃	lə·šiḇ·tî	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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2 Samuel 7:4 1 Chronicles 17:3 · Numbers 12:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.