2 Samuel

2 Samuel 7:8

⁸Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְ֠עַתָּה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
then	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
you are to tell	תֹאמַ֞ר	ṯō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
My servant	לְעַבְדִּ֣י	lə·‘aḇ·dî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
David	לְדָוִ֗ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
that this is what	כֹּ֤ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
says	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֤י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
took you	לְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙	lə·qaḥ·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3947 take
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the pasture	הַנָּוֶ֔ה	han·nā·weh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
from following	מֵאַחַ֖ר	mê·’a·ḥar	Preposition-m	H310 behind
the flock	הַצֹּ֑אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
to be	לִֽהְי֣וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the ruler	נָגִ֔יד	nā·ḡîḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5057 leader
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My people	עַמִּ֖י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 16:11–12 · 2 Samuel 6:21 · Psalm 78:70–71 · 1 Chronicles 17:7 · 2 Samuel 12:7 · 1 Samuel 10:1 · 1 Samuel 9:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.