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1 Kings 8:25-29

25NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepH8104withthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1thatwhichthou hastpromisedhim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thereshallnotfailtheeamanאִישׁ֙'ishH376inmysighttositיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ifonlyרַ֠קrakH7535thychildrentakeH8104heedH8104totheirwayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870,towalkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980beforemeasthou hastwalkedהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980beforeme.

26NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258,OGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,letthywordדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.va.rei.khaH1697,Ipraythee,beverified,whichthou spakest unto thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

27ButwillGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430inverydeeddwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427ontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?behold,heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotcontainיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee;howmuchlessthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004thatIhavebuilded!

28Yethavethourespectuntotheprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650,andtohissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467,OJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,tohearken untothecryהָֽרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440andtotheprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650prayethbeforetheethisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

29thatthineeyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869maybeלִהְיוֹת֩lih.yOtH1961openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605towardthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117, eventowardtheplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereof thou hastsaidH559,Mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961there;tohearken untotheprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shallprayיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419towardthisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

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