Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 8:22-30

22Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in front ofנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5048the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,spread outוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566his handsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709toward heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

23and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559: “O LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,there is noאֵין־'ein-H369Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430like Youכָּמ֣וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605or onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776belowמִתָּ֑חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478,keepingשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104Yourcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285of loving devotionוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617with Your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who walkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980before Youלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartsלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820.

24You have keptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Your promiseדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650,my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1אֵ֥ת'etH853אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732.What You spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696with Your mouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310You have fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אתָmi.Le.taH4390with Your handוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

25Therefore nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepשְׁ֠מֹרShe.morH8104for Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650,my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1אֵת֩'etH853Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732,whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834You promisedדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696when You saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: ‘You will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772to have a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376to sitיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427before Meמִלְּפָנַ֔יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֠קrakH7535your descendantsבָנֶ֤יךָva.Nei.khaH1121אֶת־'et-H853guardיִשְׁמְר֨וּyish.me.RuH8104their wayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870to walkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980before Meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you haveהָלַ֖כְתָּ לְפָנָֽי׃ha.Lakh.ta le.fa.NaiH1980 H6440done.’

26And nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258,O Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994confirmיֵאָ֤מֶןye.'A.menH539whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You promisedדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔ דִּבַּ֔רְתָּde.va.rei.kha di.Bar.taH1697 H1696to Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650,my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732.

27Butכִּ֚יkiH3588will Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552dwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776הִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009?The heavensH8064,even the highest heavensH8064,cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808contain Youיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557,much lessאַ֕ף כִּֽי־'af ki-H637 H3588thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834templeהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004I have builtבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129.

28Yet regardוּפָנִ֜יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437אֶל־'el-H413the prayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413pleaתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,so that You may hearלִשְׁמֹ֤עַ אֶל־lish.Mo.a' 'el-H8085 H413the cryהָֽרִנָּה֙ וְאֶל־ha.ri.Nah ve.'el-H7440 H413and the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650is prayingמִתְפַּלֵּ֥לmit.pa.LelH6419before Youלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

29May Your eyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869beלִהְיוֹת֩lih.yOtH1961openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605towardאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117,towardאֶל־'el-H413the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725of whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,’so that You may hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085אֶל־'el-H413the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650praysיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419towardאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

30Hearוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ אֶל־ve.Sha.ma'.ta 'el-H8085 H413the pleaתְּחִנַּ֤תte.chi.NatH8467of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and of Your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they prayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419towardאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.May Youוְ֠אַתָּהVe.'a.tahH859hearתִּשְׁמַ֞ע אֶל־tish.Ma' 'el-H8085 H413fromאֶל־'el-H413heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Your dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725.May You hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085and forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

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