| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō’-mer} ‘and he said’, introducing Nathan’s speech. The name natan {נָתָן | nā-than} functions as the speaker, and el-david {אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד | ʾel-dā-wĭd} marks the addressee. The relative clause kol asher bilvavekha {כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בִּלְבָבְךָ | kōl ʾăsher bil-vă-vĕ-ḵā} ‘all that is in your heart’ serves as the object of the imperative aseh {עֲשֵׂה | ăśêh} ‘do’. The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause with haelohim immakha {הָאֱלֹהִים עִמָּךְ | hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm ʿim-mă-ḵā} ‘the God is with you’, affirming divine accompaniment. English word order shifts to subject–verb–object–causal clause to preserve clarity while reflecting the Hebrew emphasis on divine presence. |