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2 Chronicles 6:4-15

4AndhesaidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whospakewithhismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310untoDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,andhathwithhishandsוּבְיָדָ֥יוu.ve.ya.DavH3027fulfilledit,sayingH559,

5Sincethedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּי֮'a.MiH5971outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,IchoseH977nocityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004in,thatmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034mightbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961there;neitherchoseH977IanymanH376tobeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961princeH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

6butIhavechosenH977Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thatmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034mightbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961there,andhavechosenH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔ידbe.da.VidH1732tobeלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Nowitwasintheheartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004forthenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8ButJehovahsaidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, Whereasitwasinthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004formynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, thou didstwellהֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָheti.Vo.taH2895thatitwasinthyheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824:

9neverthelessthou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;butthysonבִנְךָ֙vin.KhaH1121thatshallcomeH3318forthH3318outofthyloinsמֵֽחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504,heshallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004formynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

10AndJehovahhath performedhiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697thathespake;forIamrisenH6965upintheroomofDavidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1,andsitH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asJehovahpromised,andhavebuiltH1129thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004forthenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndtherehaveIsetH7760thearkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,whereinisthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah,whichhemadeH3772withthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

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