Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 7:4 Interlinear

“ And it came to pass that night that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan saying”

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2 Samuel 7 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיְהִ֖י	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	בַּלַּ֣יְלָה	H3915	And it came to pass that night	properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
3	הַה֑וּא	H1931		he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
4	וַֽיְהִי֙	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5	דְּבַר	H1697	that the word	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
6	יְהוָ֔ה	H3068	of the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
7	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
8	נָתָ֖ן	H5416	came unto Nathan	nathan, the name of five israelites
9	לֵאמֹֽר׃	H559	saying	to say (used with great latitude)

2 Samuel 7:4 (current) And it came to pass that night that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan saying