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1 Kings 8:14-24

14Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428turnedוַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440about,andblessedH1288alltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andalltheassemblyקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמֵֽד׃'o.MedH5975.

15AndhesaidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whospakewithhismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310untoDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,andhathwithhishandוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027fulfilledit,sayingH559,

16Sincethedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֒mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714,IchoseH977nocityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004,thatmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034mightbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961there;butIchoseH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732tobeלִֽהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Nowitwasintheheartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004forthenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18ButJehovahsaidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, Whereasitwasinthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004formynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, thou didstwellהֱטִיבֹ֔תָhe.ti.Vo.taH2895thatitwasinthyheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824:

19neverthelessthou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;butthysonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121thatshallcomeH3318forthH3318outofthyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504,heshallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004formynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

20AndJehovahhathestablishedH6965hiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697thathespake;forIamrisenH6965upintheroomofDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1,andsitH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asJehovahpromised,andhavebuiltH1129thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004forthenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

21AndtherehaveIsetוָאָשִׂ֨םva.'a.SimH7760aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725forthearkלָֽאָר֔וֹןla.'a.RonH727,whereinisthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah,whichhemadeH3772withourfathersH1,whenH834hebroughtH3318themoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010stoodH5975beforethealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahinthepresenceH6440ofalltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forthhishandsH3709towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;

23andhesaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thereisnoGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430likethee,inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064above,oronearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath;whokeepestcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andlovingkindnesswiththyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,thatwalkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforetheewithalltheirheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820;

24whohastkeptH8104withthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1thatwhichthou didstpromisehim: yea, thou spakestwiththymouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,andhastfulfilleditwiththyhandוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

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