Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel. Young's Literal Translation ‘And now, thus dost thou say to My servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have taken thee from the habitation, from after the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel, King James Bible Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, [even] from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: Hebrew Nowוְ֠עַתָּה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time then, כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now you are to tell תֹאמַ֞ר (ṯō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say My servant לְעַבְדִּ֣י (lə·‘aḇ·dî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant David לְדָוִ֗יד (lə·ḏā·wîḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse that ס (s) Punctuation Strong's Hebrew this is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say I אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I took לְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙ (lə·qaḥ·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take you from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the pasture, הַנָּוֶ֔ה (han·nā·weh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5116: Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation from מִֽן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of following אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part the flock, הַצֹּ֑אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock to be לִהְי֣וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the ruler נָגִ֔יד (nā·ḡîḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5057: A commander, civil, military, religious, honorable themes over עַ֖ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against My people עַמִּ֥י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc |