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2 Chronicles 7

1NowwhenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010hadmadeanendH3615ofprayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔לle.hit.pa.LelH6419,thefireוְהָאֵ֗שׁve.ha.'EshH784cameH3381downיָֽרְדָה֙ya.re.DahH3381fromheavenמֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםme.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andconsumedH398theburnt-offeringandthesacrificesH2077;andthegloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519ofJehovahfilledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2Andthepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548couldnotenterintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,becausethegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovahfilledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390Jehovah’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3AndallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478lookedH7200on,whenthefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784cameH3381downבְּרֶ֣דֶתbe.Re.detH3381,andthegloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519ofJehovahwasuponthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andtheybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselveswiththeirfacesאַפַּ֨יִם'a.Pa.yimH639tothegroundאַ֤רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776uponthepavementהָרִֽצְפָה֙ha.ritz.FahH7531,andworshipped,andgaveוְהוֹד֤וֹתve.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034untoJehovah, saying,Forheisgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896;forhislovingkindness endurethforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

4Thenthekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428andallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971offeredH2076sacrificeזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeJehovah.

5Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010offeredH2076asacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenH1241,andahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.Sothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andallthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971dedicatedthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6Andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975,accordingtotheiroffices;theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881alsowithinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusicofJehovah,whichDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadmadeH6213togiveלְהֹד֤וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034untoJehovah(forhislovingkindness endurethforeverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769),whenDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732praisedH1984bytheirministry:andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548soundedtrumpetsמַחְצְרִ֣יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690beforethem;andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִֽים׃ ס'o.me.DimH5975.

7MoreoverSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010hallowedthemiddleתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432ofthecourtH2691thatwasbeforethehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah;forthereheofferedtheburnt-offerings,andthefatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459ofthepeace-offerings,becausethebrazenaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213wasnotableיָכ֗וֹלya.KholH3201toreceivetheburnt-offering,andthemeal-offering,andthefatהַחֲלָבִֽים׃ha.cha.la.VimH2459.

8SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010heldthefeastH2282atthattimeבָּעֵ֨תba.'EtH6256sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419assemblyקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951,fromtheentranceofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574untothebrookofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Andontheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117theyheldasolemnH6116assemblyעֲצָ֑רֶת'a.Tza.retH6116:fortheykeptthededicationחֲנֻכַּ֣תcha.nu.KatH2598ofthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,andthefeastH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

10Andonthethreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969andtwentiethdayוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117oftheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320hesentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֥חshi.LachH7971untotheirtentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056andgladofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820forthegoodnessthatJehovahhadshowed untoDavidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732,andtoSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הve.lish.lo.MohH8010,andtoIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

11ThusSolomonH8010finishedוַיְכַ֧לvay.KhalH3615thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andtheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:andallthatcameH935intoSolomon’sheartלֵ֣בlevH3820tomakeH6213inthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andinhisownhouseוּבְבֵית֖וֹu.ve.vei.ToH1004,heprosperously effected.

12AndJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010bynightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915,andsaidH559untohim,IhaveheardH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,andhavechosenH977thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725tomyselfforahouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofsacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13IfIshutאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113uptheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064sothatthereisnorainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,orifIcommandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680thelocusttodevourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,orifIsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698amongmypeopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971;

14ifmypeopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971,whoarecalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121bymynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,shallhumbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves,andprayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419,andseekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,andturnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromtheirwickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870;thenwillIhearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andwillforgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545theirsinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403,andwillhealוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495theirlandאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shallbeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961openפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605,andmineearsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attent, untotheprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605thatismadeinthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

16Fornowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258haveIchosenH977andhallowedthishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,thatmynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034maybeלִהְיוֹת־lih.yot-H1961thereforeverH5769;andmineeyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869andmyheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shallbeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thereperpetually.

17Andasforthee,ifthou wiltwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforemeasDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1walkedהָלַךְ֙ha.laKhH1980,anddoaccordingtoallthatIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,andwiltkeepH8104mystatutesH2706andmineordinancesH4941;

18thenIwillestablishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofthykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438,accordingasIcovenantedwithDavidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thereshallnotfailtheeamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376toberulerH4910inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Butifyeturnתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725awayH7725,andforsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800mystatutesH2708andmycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687whichIhavesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeyou,andshallgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andworshipthem;

20thenwillIpluckוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428themupbytherootsoutofmylandאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127whichIhavegivenH5414them;andthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichIhavehallowedformynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,willIcastH7993outofmysight,andIwillmakeH5414itaproverbH4912andabywordלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912amongallpeoplesH5971.

21Andthishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,whichissohigh,everyoneH2088thatpassethbyitshallbeH1961astonished,andshallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,WhyH4100hathJehovahdonethusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602untothislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,andtothishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

22Andtheyshallanswer,BecausetheyforsookJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,whobroughtH935themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,andlaidholdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,andworshippedthem,andservedH5647them:thereforeH3651hathhebroughtH935allthisevilH7451uponthem.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7

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