2 Samuel 7:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Therefore you are great, O LORD God, for there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַל־כֵּ֥ן גָּדַ֖לְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה כִּֽי־אֵֽין כָּמ֗וֹךָ וְאֵ֤ין אֱלֹהִים֙ זֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃

Transliteration

Therefore gāḏaltā ʾăḏōnāy YHWH, for ʾên like you and ʾên ʾĕlōhîm zûlāṯeḵā in kōl which šāmaʿnû with bǝʾoznênû.

Grammar Details

• *gāḏaltā*: verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - 'you are great'
• *ʾăḏōnāy*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my Lord'
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *ʾên*: particle of negation - 'there is not'
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'God/gods'
• *zûlāṯeḵā*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'besides you'
• *kōl*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'all of'
• *šāmaʿnû*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural - 'we have heard'
• *bǝʾoznênû*: preposition + noun, feminine dual with 1st person plural suffix - 'with our ears'

Word Meanings

• *gāḏaltā*: you are great/you are exalted/you are magnificent
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
• *zûlāṯeḵā*: besides you/except you/other than you
• *bǝʾoznênû*: with our ears/in our hearing

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore you are great, O LORD God: for there is none like you, neither is there any God beside you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore thou art great,{H1431} O Jehovah{H3068} God:{H430} for there is none like thee, neither is there any God{H430} besides{H2108} thee, according to all that we have heard{H8085} with our ears.{H241}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore thou art great{H1431}{(H8804)}, O LORD{H3068} God{H430}: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God{H430} beside{H2108} thee, according to all that we have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} with our ears{H241}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore art thou greatly magnified O LORDE God: for there is none like the, & there is no God but thou, acordinge vnto all that we haue herde with or eares.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore thou art great, O Lorde God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that wee haue heard with our eares.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore thou art great, O Lorde God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to al that we haue heard with our eares.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore you are great, Yahweh God: for there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore Thou hast been great, Jehovah God, for there is none like Thee, and there is no God save Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Truly you are great, O Lord God: there is no one like you and no other God but you, as is clear from everything which has come to our ears.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore you are great, Yahweh God. For there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Therefore you are great, O Sovereign LORD, for there is none like you! There is no God besides you! What we have heard is true!

Referenced Verses

• Exod 15:11 : 11 Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders?
• Deut 3:24 : 24 ‘O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works You do?’
• 1 Chr 16:25 : 25 For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods.
• Ps 86:8 : 8 There is none like You among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like Yours.
• Ps 86:10 : 10 For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
• 1 Sam 2:2 : 2 'There is no one holy like the LORD, for there is no one besides You; there is no Rock like our God.'
• Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like You, forgiving iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love.
• Ps 48:1 : 1 A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah.
• Isa 45:5 : 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you do not acknowledge me.
• Deut 4:35 : 35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.
• Ps 89:6 : 6 The heavens praise your wonders, LORD, and also your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.
• Ps 89:8 : 8 God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, more awesome than all who surround him.
• Ps 96:4 : 4 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
• Ps 135:5 : 5 Indeed, I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
• Ps 145:3 : 3 Great is the LORD and highly praised; his greatness is beyond understanding.
• Isa 40:18 : 18 To whom, then, will you compare God? What image can you find to resemble Him?
• Deut 32:39 : 39 See now that I, I alone, am He, and there is no god besides Me. I put to death and I bring to life, I wound and I heal, and no one can deliver out of My hand.
• 2 Chr 2:5 : 5 But who can build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who am I, then, to build Him a house—except as a place to burn offerings before Him?
• Jer 10:6-7 : 6 There is no one like You, Lord. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. 7 Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You.
• Ezek 36:22 : 22 Therefore, say to the house of Israel: 'This is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you have gone.
• Ezek 36:32 : 32 I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Lord GOD. Be ashamed and humiliated for your conduct, O house of Israel!
• Isa 45:18 : 18 For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'
• Isa 45:22 : 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
• Ps 44:1 : 1 For the director of music. A contemplative psalm of the sons of Korah.
• Exod 10:2 : 2 And so that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your grandson how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and about the signs I performed among them, so that you will know that I am the LORD.
• Isa 40:25 : 25 To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.