2 Samuel 7:4
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
נָתָן
Nâthân
Nathan, the name of five Israelites
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Key Terms in This Verse
לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →Cross References
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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