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1 Samuel 2:30-36

30Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saith,IsaidH559indeedthatthyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004,andthehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofthyfatherH1,shouldwalkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforemeforeverH5769:butnowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258Jehovahsaith,Beitfarfromme;forthemthathonorמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513meIwillhonorאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513,andtheythatdespiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959meshallbelightlyesteemed.

31Behold,thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeH935,thatIwillcutוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438offthinearmזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220,andthearmזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220ofthyfather’sH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,thatthereshallnotbeH1961anoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205manH2205inthyhouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.

32Andthou shaltbeholdtheafflictionofmyhabitationH4583,inallthewealthwhichGodshallgiveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthereshallnotbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961anoldזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205manH2205inthyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004forever.

33Andthemanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376ofthine, whomIshallnotcutאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772offfromminealtarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,shallbetoconsumethineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andtogrievethyheart;andalltheincreaseofthyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191inthefloweroftheirage.

34Andthisshallbethesignהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226unto thee,thatshallcomeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935uponthytwoH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,onHophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372:inoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117theyshalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bothofthem.

35AndIwillraiseוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965meupafaithfulH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,thatshalldoaccordingtothatwhichisinmyheartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824andinmymind:andIwillbuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129himasurehouseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004;andheshallwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforemineanointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899forever.

36Anditshallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935topass,thateveryoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259thatisleftH3498inthyhouseבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔be.Vei.te.khaH1004shallcomeH935andbowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812tohimforapieceפַּת־pat-H6595ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701andaloafוְכִכַּר־ve.khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,andshallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Putme,Ipraythee,intooneH259ofthepriests’offices,thatImayeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398amorselH6595ofbreadלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

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