2 Samuel 7:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”
שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
עַם
people/ your
Expand ↓
עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
tap to close ↑
גּוֹי
a nation
Expand ↓
גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
tap to close ↑
הָלַךְ
they went
Expand ↓
הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
tap to close ↑
פָּדָה
you redeemed
Expand ↓
פָּדָה
to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
tap to close ↑