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1 Kings 9:2-9

2thatJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010thesecondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,ashehadappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200untohimatGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

3AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,IhaveheardH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605andthysupplicationתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467,thatthou hastmadeH7760beforeme:Ihavehallowedthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichthou hastbuiltH1129,toputH7760mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034thereforeverH5769;andmineeyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869andmyheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shallbeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thereperpetually.

4Andasforthee,ifthou wiltwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforeme,asDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1walkedהָלַ֜ךְha.LakhH1980,inintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537ofheartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824,andinuprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476,todoaccordingtoallthatIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,andwiltkeepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104mystatutesH2706andmineordinancesH4941;

5thenIwillestablishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678ofthykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,accordingasIpromisedtoDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thereshallnotfailtheeamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376uponthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6ButifyeshallturnH7725awayH7725fromfollowingme, yeoryourchildren,andnotkeepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andmystatutesH2708whichIhavesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeyou,butshallgoH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andworshipthem;

7thenwillIcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthelandH127whichIhavegivenH5414them;andthishouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,whichIhavehallowedformynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,willIcastoutofmysight;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbeH1961aproverbH4912andabywordלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912amongallpeoplesH5971.

8Andthoughthishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004issohigh,yetshalleveryoneH2088thatpassethbyitbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961astonished,andshallhissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319;andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,WhyH4100hathJehovahdonethusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602untothislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,andtothishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9andtheyshallanswer,BecausetheyforsookJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,whobroughtH935forthH3318theirfathersH1outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,andlaidholdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,andworshippedthem,andservedH5647them:thereforeH3651hathJehovahbroughtH935allthisevilH7451uponthem.

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