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2 Chronicles 6:24-40

24Andifthypeopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478besmittendownbeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee,andshallturnH7725againandconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419andmakesupplicationbeforetheeinthishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

25thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbringוַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙va.ha.shei.vo.TamH7725themagainuntothelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichthou gavesttothemandtotheirfathersH1.

26Whentheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064areshutבְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113up,andthereisnorainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee;iftheyprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725fromtheirsinH2398,whenthou dostafflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:

27thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.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.

28Iftherebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458,iftherebeיִֽ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,iftherebeיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961blastingormildewוְיֵרָק֜וֹןve.ye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697orcaterpillar;iftheirenemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341besiegetheminthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircities;whatsoeverplagueH1698orwhatsoeversicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245therebeH1961;

29whatprayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soeverbeH1961madeH3045byanymanH376,orbyallthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoshallknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045everymanH376hisownplagueנִגְעוֹ֙nig.'OH5061andhisownsorrow,andshallspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566forthhishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

30thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwelling-place,andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545,andrenderuntoeverymanH376accordingtoallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowest (forthou,eventhouonlyH905, knowesttheheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofthechildrenofmenH376);

31thattheymayfearיִֽירָא֗וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee,towalkinthywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616longastheyliveinthelandהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127whichthou gavest untoourfathersH1.

32MoreoverconcerningH413theforeignerהַנָּכְרִ֗יha.na.khe.RiH5237,thatisnotofthypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֣me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834heshallcomeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935fromafarH7350countryforthygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419name’sשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,andthymightyהַחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְיָדְךָ֣ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,andthineoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֽוֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;whenH834theyshallcomeוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935andprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֖וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

33thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,evenfromthy dwelling-place,anddoaccordingtoallthattheforeignerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethtotheefor;thatallthepeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּ֩ye.de.'UH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andfearוּלְיִרְאָ֤הu.le.yir.'AhH3372thee,asdoth thypeopleH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthattheymayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thatthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129iscalledH7121bythynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

34Ifthypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againsttheirenemiesא֣וֹיְבָ֔יו'oy.VavH341,bywhatsoeverwayH1870thou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them,andtheyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theetowardthiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892whichthou hastchosenH977,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129forthynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

35thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,andmaintaintheircause.

36IftheysinH2398againstthee (forthereisnomanH120thatsinnethnot),andthoubeangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599withthem,anddeliverthemtotheenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,sothattheycarrythemawaycaptiveH7617untoalandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776farH7350offornear;

37yetiftheyshallbethink themselvesinthelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whithertheyarecarriedcaptiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617,andturnH7725again,andmakesupplication unto theeinthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircaptivityH7633,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WehavesinnedH2398,wehavedoneperversely,andhavedealtwickedlyוְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ve.ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;

38iftheyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto theewithalltheirheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820andwithalltheirsoulH5315inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircaptivityH7633, whithertheyhavecarriedthemcaptiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617,andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardtheirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776,whichthou gavest untotheirfathersH1,andthecityוְהָעִיר֙ve.ha.'IrH5892whichthou hastchosenH977,andtowardthehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129forthynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

39thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thoufromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,evenfromthy dwelling-place,theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָם֙te.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationsH8467,andmaintaintheircause,andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971whohavesinnedH2398againstthee.

40Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,let,Ibeseechthee, thineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961openפְּתֻח֔וֹתpe.tu.ChotH6605,andletthineearsוְאָזְנֶ֖יךָve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241beH1961attent, untotheprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605thatismadeinthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

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