Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 8:46-53

46Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they sinיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against You—forכִּ֣יkiH3588there is noאֵ֤ין'einH369oneאָדָם֙'a.DamH120whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834does notלֹא־lo'-H3808sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398—and You become angryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with themand deliver themוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414toלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440an enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341who takes themוְשָׁב֤וּםve.sha.VumH7617as captivesשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617toאֶל־'el-H413his ownהָאוֹיֵ֔בha.'o.YevH341landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,whether farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350orא֥וֹ'oH176nearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138,

47and when they comeוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.he.Shi.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413their sensesלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they were takenנִשְׁבּוּ־ שָׁ֑םnish.bu- ShamH7617 H8033,and they repentוְשָׁ֣בוּ׀ve.Sha.vuH7725and pleadוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603with Youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their captorsשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398and done wrongוְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּve.he.'e.Vi.nuH5753;we have acted wickedlyרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561,’

48and when they returnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824andוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605soulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834took them captiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853,and when they prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419to Youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413in the directionדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You gaveנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977,and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have builtבָּנִ֥יתִיba.ni.taH1129for Your Nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034,

49then may You hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Your dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te.KhaH3427אֶת־'et-H853placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349,their prayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and petitionתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,and may You upholdוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941.

50May You forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֤ve.sa.lach.TaH5545Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֙le.'a.me.KhaH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against Youand allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have committedפָּשְׁעוּ־pa.she.'u-H6586against You,and may You grant themוּנְתַתָּ֧םu.ne.ta.TamH5414compassionלְרַחֲמִ֛יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356in the eyesלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of their captorsשֹׁבֵיהֶ֖םshoei.HemH7617to show them mercyוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355.

51Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֑םHemH1992are Your peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971and Your inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159;You brought themאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834outהוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.taH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,outמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the furnaceכּ֥וּרkurH3564forironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270.

52May Your eyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869beלִהְי֨וֹתlih.YotH1961openפְתֻחוֹת֙fe.tu.chOtH6605toאֶל־'el-H413the pleasתְּחִנַּ֣תte.chi.NatH8467of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413ofתְּחִנַּ֖תte.chi.NatH8467Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and may You listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413wheneverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605they callקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121to Youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.

53Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069,have set them apartהִבְדַּלְתָּ֤םhiv.dal.TamH914from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776as Your inheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834You spokeדִּבַּ֜רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696throughבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027Your servantעַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaH5650Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872when You broughtבְּהוֹצִיאֲךָ֧be.ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1אֶת־'et-H853out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

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