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1 Chronicles 17:16-27

16ThenDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH935in,andsatH3427beforeJehovah;andhesaidH559,WhoamI,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,andwhatismyhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,thatthou hastbroughtH935methusfar?

17Andthiswasasmallוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994thinginthineeyesH5869,OGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430;butthou hastspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696ofthyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004foragreatwhiletocome,andhastregardedmeaccordingtotheestateofamanH120ofhigh degree,OJehovahGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18WhatcanDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732sayyetH5750moreunto theeconcerningH413thehonorלְכָב֣וֹדle.kha.VodH3519whichisdonetothyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650?forthou knowest thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650.

19OJehovah,forthyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650sakeבַּעֲב֤וּרba.'a.VurH5668,andaccordingtothine ownheartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820, hast thou wroughtallthisgreatnessH1420,tomakeH6213knownH3045allthesegreatthings.

20OJehovah,thereisnonelikethee,neitheristhereanyGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besidesthee, accordingtoallthatwehaveheardH8085withourearsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

21Andwhatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471intheearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776islikethypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentH1980toredeemH6299untohimselfforapeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971,tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760theeanameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034bygreatandterriblethings,indrivingH1644outnationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471frombeforethypeopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971,whomthou redeemedstoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

22Forthypeopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478didst thoumakeH5414thineownpeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971foreverH5769;andthou,Jehovah, becamesttheirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovah,letthewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatthou hastspokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerningthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,andconcerninghishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,beestablishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539foreverH5769,anddoasthou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

24Andlet thynameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034beestablishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559andmagnifiedH1431foreverH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635istheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenaGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:andthehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650isestablishedH3559beforethee.

25Forthou,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, hastrevealedH1540tothyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650thatthou wiltbuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129himahouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004:thereforeH3651hath thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650foundH4672inhishearttoprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforethee.

26Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovah, thou artGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andhastpromisedthisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896thingunto thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

27andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258ithathpleasedtheetoblessH1288thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,thatitmaycontinueforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforethee:forthou,OJehovah, hastblessedH1288,anditisblessedH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

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