2 Samuel 7:28

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{ "verseID": "2 Samuel.7.28", "source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אַתָּה־הוּא֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּדְבָרֶ֖יךָ יִהְי֣וּ אֱמֶ֑ת וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶת־הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃", "text": "And now, *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH*, *ʾattāh-hûʾ* the *hāʾĕlōhîm*, and *ûḏəḇāreyḵā* *yihyû* *ʾĕmeṯ*, and *wattəḏabbēr* to *ʿaḇdəḵā* *ʾeṯ-haṭṭôḇāh* *hazzōʾṯ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my Lord'", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʾattāh-hûʾ*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular + pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - 'you are he'", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'the God/the true God'", "*ûḏəḇāreyḵā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and your words'", "*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'they will be'", "*ʾĕmeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'truth'", "*wattəḏabbēr*": "waw-consecutive + verb, piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - 'and you have spoken'", "*ʿaḇdəḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your servant'", "*ʾeṯ-haṭṭôḇāh*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the goodness'", "*hazzōʾṯ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - 'this'" }, "variants": { "*ʾattāh-hûʾ*": "you are he/you yourself/you indeed", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "the God/the true God/the only God", "*ʾĕmeṯ*": "truth/reliability/faithfulness", "*haṭṭôḇāh*": "the goodness/the good thing/the blessing" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אַתָּה־הוּא֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּדְבָרֶ֖יךָ יִהְי֣וּ אֱמֶ֑ת וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ אֶֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֔ אֶת־הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

Transliteration

And now, ʾăḏōnāy YHWH, ʾattāh-hûʾ the hāʾĕlōhîm, and ûḏəḇāreyḵā yihyû ʾĕmeṯ, and wattəḏabbēr to ʿaḇdəḵā ʾeṯ-haṭṭôḇāh hazzōʾṯ.

Grammar Details

• *ʾăḏōnāy*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'my Lord'
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
• *ʾattāh-hûʾ*: pronoun, 2nd masculine singular + pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - 'you are he'
• *hāʾĕlōhîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'the God/the true God'
• *ûḏəḇāreyḵā*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'and your words'
• *yihyû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'they will be'
• *ʾĕmeṯ*: noun, feminine singular - 'truth'
• *wattəḏabbēr*: waw-consecutive + verb, piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - 'and you have spoken'
• *ʿaḇdəḵā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'your servant'
• *ʾeṯ-haṭṭôḇāh*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the goodness'
• *hazzōʾṯ*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - 'this'

Word Meanings

• *ʾattāh-hûʾ*: you are he/you yourself/you indeed
• *hāʾĕlōhîm*: the God/the true God/the only God
• *ʾĕmeṯ*: truth/reliability/faithfulness
• *haṭṭôḇāh*: the goodness/the good thing/the blessing

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And now, O Lord GOD, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And now, O Lord GOD, you are that God, and your words are true, and you have promised this goodness to your servant:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now LORDE God thou thy selfe art God, & thy wordes shal be the trueth. Thou hast spoken soch good ouer thy seruaunt.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore now, O Lord God, (for thou art God, and thy words be true, and thou hast tolde this goodnes vnto thy seruant)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therefore nowe Lorde God (thou art God, and thy wordes be true, thou that hast tolde this goodnes vnto thy seruaunt)

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now, O Lord GOD, thou [art] that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, Lord Jehovah, Thou `art' God Himself, and Thy words are truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy servant this goodness,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now, O Sovereign LORD, you are the true God! May your words prove to be true! You have made this good promise to your servant!

Referenced Verses

• John 17:17 : 17 { "verseID": "John.17.17", "source": "Ἁγίασον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου: ὁ λόγος ὁ σὸς ἀλήθειά ἐστιν.", "text": "*Hagiason* them in the *alētheia* of you: the *logos* the *sos* *alētheia* *estin*.", "grammar": { "*Hagiason*": "aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular - sanctify", "*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth", "*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word", "*sos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, possessive adjective - your", "*alētheia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - truth", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is" }, "variants": { "*Hagiason*": "sanctify/make holy/consecrate", "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/genuineness", "*logos*": "word/message/teaching", "*sos*": "your/yours", "*estin*": "is/exists" } }
• Titus 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Titus.1.2", "source": "Ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ζωῆς αἰωνίου, ἣν ἐπηγγείλατο ὁ ἀψευδὴς Θεὸς, πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων·", "text": "Upon *elpidi zōēs aiōniou*, which *epēngeilato* the *apseudēs Theos*, before *chronōn aiōniōn*", "grammar": { "*Ep'*": "preposition + dative (elided form) - upon/on the basis of", "*elpidi*": "dative, feminine, singular - hope", "*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of life", "*aiōniou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - eternal/everlasting", "*hēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular, relative pronoun - which", "*epēngeilato*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - promised", "*ho*": "nominative, masculine, singular article - the", "*apseudēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - not lying/truthful", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*pro*": "preposition + genitive - before", "*chronōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of times", "*aiōniōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - eternal/of ages" }, "variants": { "*elpidi*": "hope/expectation", "*zōēs*": "life/existence", "*aiōniou*": "eternal/everlasting/age-lasting", "*epēngeilato*": "promised/announced/declared", "*apseudēs*": "not lying/truthful/cannot lie", "*chronōn aiōniōn*": "eternal times/ages past/times of ages" } }
• Exod 34:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Exodus.34.6", "source": "וַיַּעֲבֹ֨ר יְהוָ֥ה ׀ עַל־פָּנָיו֮ וַיִּקְרָא֒ יְהוָ֣ה ׀ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֥ל רַח֖וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם וְרַב־חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת ׀", "text": "And *wayyaʿăḇōr* *YHWH* upon his face and *wayyiqrāʾ* *YHWH* *YHWH* *ʾēl* *raḥûm* and *ḥannûn*, *ʾerek* *ʾappayim* and *raḇ*-*ḥesed* and *ʾĕmet*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿăḇōr*": "waw consecutive + imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he passed/passed by", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called/proclaimed", "*ʾēl*": "masculine singular noun - God/deity", "*raḥûm*": "adjective masculine singular - compassionate/merciful", "*ḥannûn*": "adjective masculine singular - gracious", "*ʾerek*": "construct state masculine singular - long of", "*ʾappayim*": "masculine dual noun - nostrils/anger", "*raḇ*": "adjective masculine singular construct - great/abundant of", "*ḥesed*": "masculine singular noun - steadfast love/kindness/mercy", "*ʾĕmet*": "feminine singular noun - truth/faithfulness" }, "variants": { "*wayyaʿăḇōr*": "passed by/passed over/crossed over", "*ʾēl*": "God/Mighty One/deity", "*raḥûm*": "compassionate/merciful", "*ḥannûn*": "gracious/showing favor", "*ʾerek ʾappayim*": "slow to anger/patient/longsuffering", "*ḥesed*": "steadfast love/kindness/covenant faithfulness/mercy", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability" } }
• Num 23:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Numbers.23.19", "source": "לֹ֣א אִ֥ישׁ אֵל֙ וִֽיכַזֵּ֔ב וּבֶן־אָדָ֖ם וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם הַה֤וּא אָמַר֙ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְדִבֶּ֖ר וְלֹ֥א יְקִימֶֽנָּה׃", "text": "*lōʾ* *ʾîš* *ʾēl* *wî-kazēb* *û-ben*-*ʾādām* *wə-yitneḥām* *ha-hûʾ* *ʾāmar* *wə-lōʾ* *yaʿăśeh* *wə-dibber* *wə-lōʾ* *yəqîmennâ*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾîš*": "common noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾēl*": "common noun, masculine singular - God", "*wî-kazēb*": "waw conjunction + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he should lie", "*û-ben*": "waw conjunction + common noun, masculine singular construct - nor son of", "*ʾādām*": "common noun, masculine singular - mankind", "*wə-yitneḥām*": "waw conjunction + hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he should repent", "*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - is it he", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has said", "*wə-lōʾ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will do", "*wə-dibber*": "waw conjunction + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - or has spoken", "*wə-lōʾ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yəqîmennâ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he will fulfill it" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/person/human", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity", "*yəkazēb*": "should lie/would lie/would be false", "*ben*-*ʾādām*": "son of man/human/mortal", "*yitneḥām*": "should repent/would change his mind/would regret", "*ʾāmar*": "has said/has spoken/has promised", "*yaʿăśeh*": "will do/will perform/will carry out", "*dibber*": "has spoken/has declared/has promised", "*yəqîmennâ*": "will fulfill it/will establish it/will make it stand" } }