Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 8:27-30

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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