Bible/2 Samuel/7/4

Bible > 2 Samuel > Chapter 7 > Verse 4

2 Samuel 7:4

---

← 2 Samuel 7:3	2 Samuel 7:4 (KJV)	2 Samuel 7:5 →
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that [is] in thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee.	And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,	Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass that night^H3915, that the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto Nathan^H5416, saying^H559,

---

Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־נָתָן לֵאמֹר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְהִ֖י	va/y.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it was
בַּ/לַּ֣יְלָה	ba./Lay.lah	H3915	HRd/Ncmsa	in the/ night
הַ/ה֑וּא	ha./Hu'	H1931	HTd/Pp3ms	(the)/ that
וַֽ/יְהִי֙	va/y.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it came
דְּבַר	de.var-	H1697	HNcmsc	(the) word of
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
נָתָ֖ן	na.Tan	H5416	HNp	Nathan
לֵ/אמֹֽר	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3915 — לַיִל (layil, lah'-yil): or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).
• H5416 — נָתָן (Nâthân, naw-thawn'): from נָתַן; given; Nathan, the name of five Israelites; Nathan.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• that night — Numbers 12:6, 1 Chronicles 17:3, Amos 3:7

Reciprocal references (2): 2 Samuel 12:25, 1 Chronicles 17:4

Related Topics

• Nave’s: NATHAN, PROPHETS, TEMPLE

Discussion / Insights

No content yet

Notes and References

No content yet

Bible › 2 Samuel › 2 Samuel 7 › Verse 4