Study it in the app“And to his son I will give one tribe, so that there may be a lamp for David my servant all the days before me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen for myself to put my name there.”
And to his sonוְלִבְנוֹI will giveאֶתֵּןoneאֶחָדtribe,שֵׁבֶטso thatלְמַעַןthere may beהֱיוֹתa lampנִירfor Davidלְדָוִידmy servantעַבְדִּיallכָּלthe daysהַיָּמִיםbefore meלְפָנַיin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִַםthe cityהָעִירthatאֲשֶׁרI have chosenבָּחַרְתִּיfor myselfלִיto putלָשׂוּםmy nameשְׁמִיthere.שָׁם
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “heot” appearslamp
Lamp: a vessel with oil and a wick; also light.
Where else “nir” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsservant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearselect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “bacharti” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sum” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemi” appears“Lamp”: an image of a descendant who goes on reigning; the house of David is not extinguished (2 Samuel 21:17).
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
35but I will take the kingdom from the hand of his son and give it to you, the ten tribes.
36 · This verse (above)
37And you I will take, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
