2 Samuel
2 Samuel 7:6
6For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| dwelt | יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ | yā·šaḇ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in a house | בְּבַ֔יִת | bə·ḇa·yiṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| from the day | לְ֠מִיּוֹם | lə·mî·yō·wm | Preposition-l, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I brought | הַעֲלֹתִ֞י | ha·‘ă·lō·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֤י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| until | וְעַ֖ד | wə·‘aḏ | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| but I have | וָאֶֽהְיֶה֙ | wā·’eh·yeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| moved about | מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ | miṯ·hal·lêḵ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with a tent | בְּאֹ֖הֶל | bə·’ō·hel | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
| as My dwelling | וּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃ | ū·ḇə·miš·kān | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.