2 Samuel 7:12
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
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ASV
When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
KJV
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י׀ | ki | if | H3588 → |
| יִמְלְא֣וּ | yim.le.'U | they will be completed | H4390 → |
| יָמֶ֗יךָ | ya.Mei.kha | days your | H3117 → |
| וְשָֽׁכַבְתָּ֙ | ve.sha.khav.Ta | and you will lie down | H7901 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | with | H854 → |
| אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ | 'a.vo.Tei.kha | ancestors your | H1 → |
| וַהֲקִימֹתִ֤י | va.ha.ki.mo.Ti | and I will raise up | H6965 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| זַרְעֲךָ֙ | zar.'a.Kha | offspring your | H2233 → |
| אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ | 'a.cha.Rei.kha | after you | H310 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| יֵצֵ֖א | ye.Tze' | he will come out | H3318 → |
| מִמֵּעֶ֑יךָ | mi.me.'Ei.kha | from inward parts your | H4578 → |
| וַהֲכִינֹתִ֖י | va.ha.khi.no.Ti | and I will establish | H3559 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| מַמְלַכְתּֽוֹ׃ | mam.lakh.To | kingdom his | H4467 → |
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