2 Samuel 7:8

Bible › 2 Samuel › Chapter 7 › Verse 8

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:Now 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.

In other translations

Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:Now 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.

Hebrew words

וְעַתָּהve'atahand thereforeH6258כֹּה־koh-thusH3541תֹאמַרtomaryou will sayH559לְעַבְדִּיle'avdito servant myH5650לְדָוִדledavidto DavidH1732כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635אֲנִי'aniIH589לְקַחְתִּיךָlekachtikhaI took youH3947מִן־min-fromH4480הַנָּוֶהhanavehthe pastureH5116מֵאַחַרme'acharfrom afterH310הַצֹּאןhatzonthe flockH6629לִהְיוֹתlihyotto beH1961נָגִידnagidrulerH5057עַל־'al-overH5921עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971עַל־'al-overH5921יִשְׂרָאֵל׃yisra'elIsraelH3478

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: David, Jacob

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