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2 Chronicles 6:12-21

12AndhestoodH5975beforethealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahinthepresenceH6440ofalltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֖שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forthhishandsכַּפָּֽיו׃ka.PavH3709

13(forSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213abrazen scaffold,fiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֜וֹת'a.MotH520long,andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֙'a.mOtH520broad,andthreeשָׁל֖וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969cubitsוְאַמּ֥וֹתve.'a.MotH520high,andhadsetH5414itinthemidstH8432ofthecourt;anduponithestoodH5975,andkneeleddownuponhiskneesbeforealltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forthhishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064);

14andhesaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thereisnoGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430likethee,inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,oronearthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776;whokeepestcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andlovingkindnesswiththyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,thatwalkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforetheewithalltheirheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820;

15whohastkeptH8104withthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1thatwhichthou didstpromisehim: yea, thou spakestwiththymouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,andhastfulfilleditwiththyhandוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,asitisthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepH8104withthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1thatwhichthou hastpromisedhim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thereshallnotfailtheeamanאִישׁ֙'ishH376inmysighttositיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ifonlyרַ֠קrakH7535thychildrentakeH8104heedH8104totheirwayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870,towalkלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980inmylawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451asthou hastwalkedהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980beforeme.

17Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,letthywordדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697beverified,whichthou spakest unto thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

18ButwillGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430inverydeeddwellיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427withmenH120ontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?behold,heavenשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064andtheheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotcontainיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee;howmuchlessthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuilded!

19Yethavethourespectuntotheprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650,andtohissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467,OJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,tohearken untothecryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440andtotheprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650prayethbeforethee;

20thatthineeyesעֵינֶ֨יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869maybeלִהְיוֹת֩lih.yOtH1961openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605towardthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915, eventowardtheplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereof thou hastsaidH559thatthou wouldestputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034there;tohearken untotheprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shallprayיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419towardthisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

21Andhearken thoutothesupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֵ֤יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,andofthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834theyshallprayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceH4725: yea,hearH8085thoufromthy dwelling-place, evenfromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andwhenH834thou hearest,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

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