2 Samuel 7:29
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
KJV
Incipe ergo, et benedic domui servi tui, ut sit in sempiternum coram te : quia tu, Domine Deus, locutus es, et benedictione tua benedicetur domus servi tui in sempiternum.
Vulgate
καὶ νῦν ἄρξαι καὶ εὐλόγησον τὸν οἶκον τοῦ δούλου σου, τοῦ εἶναι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐνώπιόν σου· ὅτι σὺ εἶ, κύριέ μου Κύριε, ἐλάλησας, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς εὐλογίας εὐλογηθήσεται ὁ οἶκος τοῦ δούλου σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
LXX
now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
ASV
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה הוֹאֵל֙ וּ/בָרֵךְ֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית עַבְדְּ/ךָ֔ לִ/הְי֥וֹת לְ/עוֹלָ֖ם לְ/פָנֶ֑י/ךָ כִּֽי אַתָּ֞ה אֲדֹנָ֤/י יְהוִה֙ דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ וּ/מִ/בִּרְכָ֣תְ/ךָ֔ יְבֹרַ֥ךְ בֵּֽית עַבְדְּ/ךָ֖ לְ/עוֹלָֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Chr 17:27 — Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
- 2Sam 22:51 — He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
- Num 6:24 — The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
- Ps 115:12 — The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.