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That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 1

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 3

נָתָ֣ןna.TanNathan

Lemma: נָתָן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5416H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Nathan

Used 32 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:3, 2 Samuel 7:4, 2 Samuel 7:17, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:5, 2 Samuel 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5416H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 4

הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophet

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 5

רְאֵ֣הre.'Ehsee

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to see: behold!

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 39:14, Genesis 41:41, Exodus 7:1, Exodus 10:10, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 31:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 6

נָ֔אNa'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 7

אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 8

יוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev[am] dwelling

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 9

בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin a house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 10

אֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.Zimcedar<s>

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) · Strong's: H0730

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cedar

Used 73 times. Also: Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, Numbers 19:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0730; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 11

וַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnand [the] ark of

Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: ark

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 12

הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 13

יֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev[is] dwelling

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 14

בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst of

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 15

הַיְרִיעָֽה\׃hay.ri.'Ahthe tent curtain

Lemma: יְרִיעָה (ye.ri.ah) · Strong's: H3407

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: curtain

Used 54 times. Also: Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3407; TAHOT 2 Samuel 7:2 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[he]	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Nathan	→	נָתָן H5416H Nathan
the prophet	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
Here	→	רָאָה H7200I to see: behold!
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
I am	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
living	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in a house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
of cedar	→	אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar
while the ark	→	אֲרוֹן H0727 ark
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
remains	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
a tent	→	יְרִיעָה H3407 curtain

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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