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KJV Lexicon Now therefore so shalt thou say'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto my servant `ebed (eh'-bed) a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant. David David (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. Thus saith 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. of hosts tsaba' (tsaw-baw') a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) I took laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) thee from the sheepcote naveh (naw-veh') comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried. from following 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) the sheep tso'n (tsone) from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) to be ruler nagiyd (naw-gheed') captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler. over my people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. over Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel. King James Bible Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: Holman Christian Standard Bible Now this is what you are to say to My servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from following the sheep to be ruler over My people Israel. International Standard Version "'"Now therefore this is what you are to tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "I took you from the pasture myself—from tending sheep—to become Commander-in-Chief over my people, that is, over Israel. NET Bible "So now, say this to my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Now this is what you will say to my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Armies says: I took you from the pasture where you followed sheep so that you could be the leader of my people Israel. King James 2000 Bible Now therefore so shall you say unto my servant David, Thus says the LORD of hosts, I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: Links 2 Samuel 7:82 Samuel 7:8 NIV 2 Samuel 7:8 NLT 2 Samuel 7:8 ESV 2 Samuel 7:8 NASB 2 Samuel 7:8 KJV |