2 Samuel 7
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כִּ֣יforלֹ֤אnotיָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙I have dweltבְּבַ֔יִתin a houseלְ֠מִיּוֹםto from the dayהַעֲלֹתִ֞יbrought up Iאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֤יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםfrom Egyptוְעַ֖דand untilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוָאֶֽהְיֶה֙and I have beenמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְgoing aboutבְּאֹ֖הֶלin a tentוּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃and in a tabernacle
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בְּכֹ֥לin everyאֲשֶֽׁר־whereהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮I went aboutבְּכָל־among allבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelהֲדָבָ֣ר¿ a wordדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdid I speakאֶת־withאַחַד֙one ofשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomצִוִּ֗יתִיI commandedלִרְע֛וֹתto shepherdאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֥יpeople myאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingלָ֛מָּהto why?לֹֽא־notבְנִיתֶ֥םhave you builtלִ֖יfor the meבֵּ֥יתa house ofאֲרָזִֽים׃cedars
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וְ֠עַתָּהand thereforeכֹּֽה־thusתֹאמַ֞רyou will sayלְעַבְדִּ֣יto servant myלְדָוִ֗דto Davidכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsאֲנִ֤יIלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙I took youמִן־fromהַנָּוֶ֔הthe pastureמֵאַחַ֖רfrom afterהַצֹּ֑אןthe flockלִֽהְי֣וֹתto beנָגִ֔ידrulerעַל־overעַמִּ֖יpeople myעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וָאֶהְיֶ֣הand I have beenעִמְּךָ֗with youבְּכֹל֙in everyאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereהָלַ֔כְתָּyou wentוָאַכְרִ֥תָהand I cut off !אֶת־obj.כָּל־allאֹיְבֶ֖יךָenemies yourמִפָּנֶ֑יךָfrom before youוְעָשִׂ֤תִֽיand I will makeלְךָ֙for the youשֵׁ֣םa nameגָּד֔וֹלgreatכְּשֵׁ֥םlike the name ofהַגְּדֹלִ֖יםthe great peopleאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoבָּאָֽרֶץ׃are on the earth
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וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יand I will appointמָ֠קוֹםa placeלְעַמִּ֨יfor people myלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לfor Israelוּנְטַעְתִּיו֙and I will plant itוְשָׁכַ֣ןand it will dwellתַּחְתָּ֔יוin itוְלֹ֥אand notיִרְגַּ֖זit will be agitatedע֑וֹדagainוְלֹֽא־and notיֹסִ֤יפוּthey will repeatבְנֵֽי־sons ofעַוְלָה֙injusticeלְעַנּוֹת֔וֹto afflict itכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃at the former time
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וּלְמִן־and to fromהַיּ֗וֹםthe dayאֲשֶׁ֨רwhenצִוִּ֤יתִיI appointedשֹֽׁפְטִים֙judgesעַל־overעַמִּ֣יpeople myיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַהֲנִיחֹ֥תִיand I will give restלְךָ֖to the youמִכָּל־from allאֹיְבֶ֑יךָenemies yourוְהִגִּ֤ידand he tellsלְךָ֙to the youיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּי־thatבַ֖יִתa houseיַעֲשֶׂה־he will makeלְּךָ֥for the youיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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כִּ֣י׀ifיִמְלְא֣וּthey will be completedיָמֶ֗יךָdays yourוְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙and you will lie downאֶת־withאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָancestors yourוַהֲקִימֹתִ֤יand I will raise upאֶֽת־obj.זַרְעֲךָ֙offspring yourאַחֲרֶ֔יךָafter youאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיֵצֵ֖אhe will come outמִמֵּעֶ֑יךָfrom inward parts yourוַהֲכִינֹתִ֖יand I will establishאֶת־obj.מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃kingdom his
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וַתִּקְטַן֩and it was smallע֨וֹדyetזֹ֤אתthis thingבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙in view yourאֲדֹנָ֣יO Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רand you have spokenגַּ֥םalsoאֶל־concerningבֵּֽית־the house ofעַבְדְּךָ֖servant yourלְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקto from distant timeוְזֹ֛אתand thisתּוֹרַ֥תis the manner ofהָאָדָ֖םthe humankindאֲדֹנָ֥יO Lordיְהוִֽה׃Yahweh
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וּמִ֤יand who?כְעַמְּךָ֙is like people yourכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לlike Israelגּ֥וֹיa nationאֶחָ֖דoneבָּאָ֑רֶץon the earthאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָלְכֽוּ־they wentאֱ֠לֹהִיםGodלִפְדּֽוֹת־to redeemל֨וֹfor the himselfלְעָ֜םto a peopleוְלָשׂ֧וּםand to makeל֣וֹfor the himselfשֵׁ֗םa nameוְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתand to doלָכֶ֜םfor the youהַגְּדוּלָּ֤הthe greatnessוְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙and awesome deedsלְאַרְצֶ֔ךָfor land yourמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom beforeעַמְּךָ֗people yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichפָּדִ֤יתָyou redeemedלְּךָ֙for the yourselfמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםfrom Egyptגּוֹיִ֖םnationsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃and gods its
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וַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןand you establishedלְ֠ךָfor the yourselfאֶת־obj.עַמְּךָ֨people yourיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Israelלְךָ֛of youלְעָ֖םto a peopleעַד־untilעוֹלָ֑םperpetuityוְאַתָּ֣הand youיְהוָ֔הO Yahwehהָיִ֥יתָyou have becomeלָהֶ֖םfor the themלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סinto God
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כִּֽי־forאַתָּה֩youיְהוָ֨הO Yahwehצְבָא֜וֹתof hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelגָּלִ֜יתָהyou have uncoveredאֶת־obj.אֹ֤זֶןthe ear ofעַבְדְּךָ֙servant yourלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingבַּ֖יִתa houseאֶבְנֶה־I will buildלָּ֑ךְfor the youעַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-foreמָצָ֤אhe has foundעַבְדְּךָ֙servant yourאֶת־obj.לִבּ֔וֹheart hisלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לto prayאֵלֶ֔יךָto youאֶת־obj.הַתְּפִלָּ֖הthe prayerהַזֹּֽאת׃the this
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וְעַתָּ֗הand nowהוֹאֵל֙be willingוּבָרֵךְ֙and blessאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofעַבְדְּךָ֔servant yourלִהְי֥וֹתto beלְעוֹלָ֖םfor everלְפָנֶ֑יךָto before youכִּֽי־forאַתָּ֞הyouאֲדֹנָ֤יO Lordיְהוִה֙Yahwehדִּבַּ֔רְתָּyou have spokenוּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔and from blessing yourיְבֹרַ֥ךְit will be blessedבֵּֽית־the house ofעַבְדְּךָ֖servant yourלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פfor ever
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