2 Samuel 7:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 7:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
נָתָ֣ן
Nâthân
H5416
Nathan
הַנָּבִ֔יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
רְאֵ֣ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
נָ֔א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אָנֹכִ֥י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
יוֹשֵׁ֖ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּבֵ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
אֲרָזִ֑ים
ʼerez
H730
cedar
וַֽאֲרוֹן֙
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יֹשֵׁ֖ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּת֥וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַיְרִיעָֽה
yᵉrîyʻâh
H3407
curtain
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World English Bible Public Domain
that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.
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King James Version Public Domain
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See, please, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, but the Box of God is dwelling in the midst of a curtain.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).