2 Samuel
2 Samuel 7:5
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?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.