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2 Samuel 7:4–6

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4But it happened that night,a the word of Yahweh cameb to Nathan, saying, 5“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Are you the one to build for me a house for my dwelling? 6For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought up the Israelitesc from Egypt until this day; rather, I was going about in a tent and in a tabernacle.

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Footnotes

  1. aLiterally “in the night the that”
  2. bHebrew “was”
  3. cLiterally “sons/children of Israel”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in? I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in? I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: “Go to my servant David and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you to build me a house to dwell in? From the time I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until today I have not dwelt in a house; instead, I have been moving around with a tent as my dwelling.

NLTNew Living Translation

But that same night the Lord said to Nathan,

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: Are you the one to build a house for me to live in? I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. I have always moved from one place to another with a tent and a Tabernacle as my dwelling.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.