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And all the people went away, every man to his house; and David went back to give a blessing to his family.

לְבֵית֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְבָרֵ֥ךְ (לְ) le. “to”

But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:

לִּ֥י (לִּ֥) l “for”לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ (לָ) la. “to”

In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar?

לִרְע֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”לִ֖י (לִ֖) l “for”

So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

לְעַבְדִּ֣י (לְ) le. “to”לְדָוִ֗יד (לְ) le. “to”לִהְי֣וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.

לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “for”

And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be in the place which is theirs and never again be moved; and never again will they be made waste by evil men, as they were at first,

לְעַמִּ֨י (לְ) le. “for”לְבַלֹּת֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against you; and I will make you great and the head of a line of kings.

וּלְמִיָּמִ֗ים (לְ) le. “<to>”לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to”לְּךָ֥ (לְּ) le. “for”

And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

לָלֶ֣כֶת (לָ) la. “to”

He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “for”

I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him who was before you;

לּ֣וֹ (לּ֣) l “of”לְאָ֔ב (לְ) le. “<into>”לִּ֣י (לִּ֣) l “of”לְבֵ֑ן (לְ) le. “<into>”לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.

לְמֵרָח֑וֹק (לְ) le. “<to>”

What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant.

לְכָב֣וֹד (לְ) le. “for”

O Lord, because of your servant, and from your heart, you have done all these great things and let them be seen.

לְהֹדִ֖יעַ (לְ) le. “by”

And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, making his name great and to be feared, driving out the nations from before your people whom you made free and took out of Egypt?

לִפְדּ֧וֹת (לִ) li “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “for”לָשׂ֤וּם (לָ) la. “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “for”לְגָרֵ֗שׁ (לְ) le. “by”

For your people Israel you made yours for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.

לְךָ֛ (לְ) le. “for”לְעָ֖ם (לְ) le. “<into>”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “for”לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (לֵ) le. “<into>”

So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is the God of Israel; and when the family of David your servant is made strong before you.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.

לִבְנ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “for”לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And now you have been pleased to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you; you, O Lord, have given your blessing, and a blessing will be on it for ever.

לְבָרֵךְ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִהְי֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לְעוֹלָ֖ם (לְ) le. “for”לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And he overcame Moab, and the Moabites became his servants and gave him offerings.

לְדָוִ֔יד (לְ) le. “of”

Then David overcame Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, when he was going to make his power seen by the river Euphrates.

לְהַצִּ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand Aramaeans.

לַעְז֕וֹר (לַ) la “to”לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר (לַ) la. “<to>”

Then David put armed forces in Damascus, and the Aramaeans became his servants and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

לְדָוִ֔יד (לְ) le. “of”לְדָוִ֔יד (לְ) le. “to”

He sent his son Hadoram to King David, to give him words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou; and he gave him all sorts of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

לִשְׁאָל (לִ) li “to”ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “of”לְשָׁל֜וֹם (לְ) le. “to”וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “to”