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1 Kings 8:29-53

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.

30Andhearken thoutothesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֤תte.chi.NatH8467ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,andofthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834theyshallprayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceH4725: yea,hearH8085thouinheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwelling-place;andwhenH834thou hearest,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

31IfamanH376sinיֶחֱטָ֥אye.che.Ta'H2398againsthisneighborלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,andanoathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423belaiduponhimtocausehimtoswear,andhecomeוּבָ֗אu.Va'H935andswearbeforethinealtarמִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196inthishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

32thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thouinheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,anddo,andjudgeוְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.TaH8199thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,condemningלְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַle.har.Shi.a'H7561thewickedH7563,tobringhiswayH1870uponhisownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218,andjustifyingH6663therighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,togiveH5414himaccordingtohisrighteousnessכְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

33WhenH834thypeopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478aresmittendownbeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee;iftheyturnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725againtothee,andconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419andmakesupplicationunto theeinthishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004:

34thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thouinheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbringוַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם֙va.ha.she.vo.TamH7725themagainuntothelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichthou gavest untotheirfathersH1.

35Whenheavenשָׁמַ֛יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064isshutבְּהֵעָצֵ֥רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113up,andthereisnorainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee;iftheyprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725fromtheirsinH2398,whenthou dostafflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:

36thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thouinheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403ofthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andofthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenthou teachestthemthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereintheyshouldwalk;andsendrainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306uponthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichthou hastgivenH5414tothypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971foraninheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

37Iftherebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458,iftherebeיִ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,iftherebeיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961blastingormildewיֵרָק֜וֹןye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697orcaterpillar;iftheirenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341besiegetheminthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircities;whatsoeverplagueH1698,whatsoeversicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245therebeH1961;

38whatprayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soeverbeH1961madeH3045byanymanH376,orbyallthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoshallknowיֵדְע֗וּןye.de.'UnH3045everymanH376theplagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061ofhisownheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,andspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566forthhishandsH3709towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

39thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thouinheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwelling-place,andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.lach.TaH5545,anddo,andrenderuntoeverymanH376accordingtoallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowest; (forthou,eventhouonlyH905, knowesttheheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofallthechildrenofmenH376;)

40thattheymayfearיִֽרָא֔וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372theeallthedaysהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thattheyliveinthelandH127whichthou gavest untoourfathersH1.

41MoreoverconcerningH413theforeignerהַנָּכְרִ֔יha.na.khe.RiH5237,thatisnotofthypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834heshallcomeוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935outofafarH7350countryforthyname’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616

42(fortheyshallhearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085ofthygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,andofthymightyהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,andofthineoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220);whenheshallcomeוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

43hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thouinheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwelling-place,anddoaccordingtoallthattheforeignerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethtotheefor;thatallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,tofearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372thee,asdoth thypeopleH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthattheymayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thatthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129iscalledH7121bythynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

44Ifthypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againsttheirenemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,bywhatsoeverwayH1870thou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them,andtheyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419untoJehovahtowardthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichthou hastchosenH977,andtowardthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129forthynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

45thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thouinheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,andmaintaintheircause.

46IftheysinH2398againstthee (forthereisnomanH120thatsinnethnot),andthoubeangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599withthem,anddeliverthemtotheenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,sothattheycarrythemawaycaptiveH7617untothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheenemyהָאוֹיֵ֔בha.'o.YevH341,farH7350offornear;

47yetiftheyshallbethink themselvesinthelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whithertheyarecarriedcaptiveH7617,andturnH7725again,andmakesupplication unto theeinthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofthemthatcarriedthemcaptiveH7617,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WehavesinnedH2398,andhavedoneperversely,wehavedealtwickedlyרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;

48iftheyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto theewithalltheirheartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824andwithalltheirsoulH5315inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,whocarriedthemcaptiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617,andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theetowardtheirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776,whichthou gavest untotheirfathersH1,thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichthou hastchosenH977,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129forthynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

49thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thoutheirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwelling-place,andmaintaintheircause;

50andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֤ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֙le.'a.me.KhaH5971whohavesinnedH2398againstthee,andalltheirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588whereintheyhavetransgressedH6586againstthee;andgiveH5414themcompassionוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355beforethosewhocarriedthemcaptiveH7617,thattheymayhavecompassionH7355onthem

51(fortheyarethypeopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971,andthineinheritanceוְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159,whichthou broughtestforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromthemidstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofthefurnaceכּ֥וּרkurH3564ofironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270);

52thatthineeyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869maybeלִהְי֨וֹתlih.YotH1961openפְתֻחוֹת֙fe.tu.chOtH6605untothesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֣תte.chi.NatH8467ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,anduntothesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֖תte.chi.NatH8467ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tohearken untothemwhensoevertheycryunto thee.

53Forthou didstseparateH914themfromamongallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,tobethineinheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159,asthou spakestbyMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872thyservantעַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,whenthou broughtestourfathersH1outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

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