Psalms 2:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה אֶֽל חֹ֥ק יְֽהוָ֗ה אָמַ֘ר אֵלַ֥י בְּנִ֥י אַ֑תָּה אֲ֝נִ֗י הַיּ֥וֹם יְלִדְתִּֽיךָ

Transliteration

ʾăsappərâ ʾel ḥōq YHWH ʾāmar ʾēlay bənî ʾattâ ʾănî hayyôm yəliḏtîḵā

Grammar Details

*ʾăsappərâ*: piel cohortative, 1st person singular - I will declare/recount/tell
*ʾel*: preposition - concerning/regarding
*ḥōq*: masculine singular noun - decree/statute/ordinance
*YHWH*: proper name - LORD/Yahweh
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said
*ʾēlay*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
*bənî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my son
*ʾattâ*: 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you
*ʾănî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I
*hayyôm*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the day/today
*yəliḏtîḵā*: qal perfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have begotten you

Word Meanings

*ʾăsappərâ*: declare/recount/tell/proclaim
*ḥōq*: decree/statute/ordinance/appointed thing
*yəliḏtîḵā*: begotten you/brought you forth/fathered you

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Referenced Verses

Acts 13:33 : 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
Matt 3:17 : 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Heb 5:5 : 5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
Heb 1:5-6 : 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Rom 1:4 : 4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
Matt 17:5 : 5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Ps 89:27 : 27 Also I will make{H8799)} him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
John 1:14 : 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us ,(and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
John 1:18 : 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
Matt 8:29 : 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Matt 16:16 : 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Heb 5:8 : 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
Acts 8:36 : 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Job 23:13 : 13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
Isa 46:10 : 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Ps 148:6 : 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

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