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become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1541 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיְהִ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vayhi_1961.htm" title="vay·Hi: came -- Occurrence 372 of 781.">way-hî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">But it came to pass</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3915: 1) night <BR> 1a) night (as opposed to day) <BR> 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)">3915</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3915 -- Occurrence 104 of 233">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַּלַּ֣יְלָה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ballaylah_3915.htm" title="bal·Lay·lah: night -- Occurrence 18 of 26.">bal-lay-lāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">night</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-b, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s<BR> 1) he, she, it <BR> 1a) himself (with emphasis) <BR> 1b) resuming subj with emphasis <BR> 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) <BR> 1d) (anticipating subj) <BR> 1e) (emphasising predicate) <BR> 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron <BR> 2) that (with article)">1931</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1931 -- Occurrence 924 of 1877">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַה֑וּא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hahu_1931.htm" title="ha·Hu;: the same -- Occurrence 140 of 313.">ha-hū;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Pronoun - third person masculine singular">Art | Pro-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 1542 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַֽיְהִי֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vayhi_1961.htm" title="vay·Hi: came -- Occurrence 373 of 781.">way-hî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">came</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing <BR> 1a) speech <BR> 1b) saying, utterance <BR> 1c) word, words <BR> 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1697 -- Occurrence 401 of 1441">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דְּבַר־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/devar_1697.htm" title="de·var-: the word -- Occurrence 42 of 272.">də-ḇar-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the word</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 2516 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֔ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh,: of the LORD -- Occurrence 2515 of 6218.">Yah-weh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) <BR> 2) into (limit is actually entered) <BR> 2a) in among <BR> 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) <BR> 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) <BR> 5) in addition to, to <BR> 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of <BR> 7) according to (rule or standard) <BR> 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) <BR> 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 413 -- Occurrence 2579 of 5504">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/el_413.htm" title="'el-: to -- Occurrence 1771 of 3531.">’el-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5416.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5416: Nathan = 'giver'<BR> 1) a son of David by Bathsheba <BR> 2) the eminent prophet in the time of David and Solomon <BR> 3) a man of Zobah, father of one of David's mighty warriors <BR> 4) father of Azariah who was over the officers of Solomon <BR> 5) son of Attai and father of Zabad of the tribe of Judah <BR> 6) brother of Joel of the tribe of Judah <BR> 7) one of the head men who returned from Babylon with Ezra <BR> 8) a man with a foreign wife in the time of Ezra <BR> 9) head of a family of Israel who shall mourn when they look on Him whom they pierced">5416</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5416.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5416 -- Occurrence 4 of 42">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נָתָ֖ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/natan_5416.htm" title="na·Tan: Nathan -- Occurrence 3 of 30.">nā-ṯān</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Nathan</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 2330 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֵאמֹֽר׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lemor_559.htm" title="le·Mor.: saying -- Occurrence 449 of 936.">lê-mōr.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">saying</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | 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class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3915.htm" title="bal·lay·lah: night -- 3915: night">בַּלַּ֣יְלָה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1931.htm" title="ha·hu;: the same -- 1931: he, she, it">הַה֑וּא</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="vay·hi: came -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">וַֽיְהִי֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1697.htm" title="de·var-: the word -- 1697: speech, word">דְּבַר־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh,: of the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָ֔ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/413.htm" title="el-: to -- 413: to, into, towards">אֶל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5416.htm" title="na·tan: Nathan -- 5416: the name of a number of Isr.">נָתָ֖ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="le·mor.: saying -- 559: to utter, say">לֵאמֹֽר׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/2_samuel/7.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3915.htm" title="layil (lah'-yil) -- ((mid-))night (season)">And it came to pass that night</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1697.htm" title="dabar (daw-baw') -- act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause">that the word</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">of the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5416.htm" title="Nathan (naw-thawn') -- Nathan">came unto Nathan</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">saying</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/7.htm">שמואל ב 7:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/7.htm">שמואל ב 7:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויהי בלילה ההוא ויהי דבר־יהוה אל־נתן לאמר׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/7.htm">שמואל ב 7:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויהי בלילה ההוא ויהי דבר־יהוה אל־נתן לאמר׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/2_samuel/7.htm">שמואל ב 7:4 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויהי בלילה ההוא ויהי דבר יהוה אל נתן לאמר׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/2_samuel/7-4.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />But in the same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan: "<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">that night</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 12:6</span> And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Chronicles 17:3</span> And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Amos 3:7</span> Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret to …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4</a> • <a href="/niv/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/2_samuel/7-4.htm">2 Samuel 7:4 German 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