# the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, "Go

The idiom "the word of Yahweh came to" is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this idiom in [2 Samuel 7:4](../07/04.md). Alternate translation: "Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad, David's seer. He said, 'Go" or "Yahweh spoke this message to the prophet Gad, David's seer: 'Go" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

