2 Samuel 7:18
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
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ASV
Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?
KJV
Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֹא֙ | vai.ya.Vo' | and he went | H935 → |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| דָּוִ֔ד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב | vai.Ye.shev | and he sat | H3427 → |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| מִ֣י | mi | who? | H4310 → |
| אָנֹכִ֞י | 'a.no.Khi | [am] I | H595 → |
| אֲדֹנָ֤י | 'a.do.Nai | O Lord | H136 → |
| יְהוִה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3069 → |
| וּמִ֣י | u.Mi | and who? | H4310 → |
| בֵיתִ֔י | vei.Ti | [is] house my | H1004 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי | ha.vi.'o.Ta.ni | you have brought me | H935 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | to | H5704 → |
| הֲלֹֽם׃ | ha.Lom | here | H1988 → |
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