The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 17:13 Explained

1 Chronicles 17:13

KJV: I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:

YLT: I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son, and My kindness I turn not aside from him as I turned it aside from him who was before thee,

Darby: I will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;

ASV: I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will be his father,  and he shall be my son:  and I will not take  my mercy  away  from him, as I took  [it] from [him] that was before  thee: 

What does 1 Chronicles 17:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 17

1  Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house
3  after by the word of God forbids him
11  He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed
16  David's prayer and thanksgiving

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 17:13 mean?

I will be his Father and he shall be My son and My mercy not I will take away from him as I took [it] from [him] who was before you
אֲנִי֙ אֶֽהְיֶה־ לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב וְה֖וּא יִֽהְיֶה־ לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן וְחַסְדִּי֙ לֹא־ אָסִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ

אֶֽהְיֶה־  will  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לּ֣וֹ  his 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לְאָ֔ב  Father 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וְה֖וּא  and  he 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יִֽהְיֶה־  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לִּ֣י  My 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
לְבֵ֑ן  son 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וְחַסְדִּי֙  and  My  mercy 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: חֶסֶד 
Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness.
אָסִ֣יר  I  will  take  away 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ  from  him 
Parse: Preposition-m, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי  I  took  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר  from  [him]  who 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
לְפָנֶֽיךָ  before  you 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.