2 Samuel 7:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 7:27 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אַתָּה֩
ʼattâh
H859
you
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֜וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
גָּלִ֜יתָה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֹ֤זֶן
ʼôzen
H241
ear
עַבְדְּךָ֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בַּ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
אֶבְנֶה
bânâh
H1129
to build
לָּ֑ךְ
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
מָצָ֤א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
עַבְדְּךָ֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
לִבּ֔וֹ
lêb
H3820
heart
לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַתְּפִלָּ֖ה
tᵉphillâh
H8605
prayer
הַזֹּֽאת
zôʼth
H2063
this
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For you, Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you a house: therefore has your servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For you, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel. You have uncovered the ear of your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore, your servant has found his heart to pray this prayer to you.
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