2 Samuel 7:14
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
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ASV
I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;
KJV
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֲנִי֙ | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| אֶהְיֶה־ | 'eh.yeh- | I will become | H1961 → |
| לּ֣וֹ | lo | of him | |
| לְאָ֔ב | le.'Av | <into> a father | H1 → |
| וְה֖וּא | ve.Hu' | and he | H1931 → |
| יִהְיֶה־ | yih.yeh- | he will become | H1961 → |
| לִּ֣י | li | of me | |
| לְבֵ֑ן | le.Ven | <into> a son | H1121 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| בְּהַ֣עֲוֹת֔וֹ | be.Ha.'oto | when does wrong he | H5753 → |
| וְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו֙ | ve.ho.khach.Tiv | and I will reprove him | H3198 → |
| בְּשֵׁ֣בֶט | be.She.vet | with a rod of | H7626 → |
| אֲנָשִׁ֔ים | 'a.na.Shim | men | H582 → |
| וּבְנִגְעֵ֖י | u.ve.nig.'Ei | and with wounds of | H5061 → |
| בְּנֵ֥י | be.Nei | children of | H1121 → |
| אָדָֽם׃ | 'a.Dam | humankind | H120 → |
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