Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 9:3-9

3And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413: “I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085אֶת־'et-H853your prayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and petitionתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהhit.cha.Nan.tahH2603before Meלְפָנַי֒le.fa.NaiH6440.I have consecratedהִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which you have builtבָּנִ֔תָהba.Ni.tahH1129,by puttingלָשֽׂוּם־la.sum-H7760My Nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769;My eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and My heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820will beוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for allכָּל־kol-H3605timeהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

4And as for youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859,ifאִם־'im-H518you walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980before Meלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732walkedהָלַ֜ךְha.LakhH1980,with a heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824of integrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537and uprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476,doingלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commanded youצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680,and if you keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104My statutesחֻקַּ֥יchu.KaiH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,

5then I will establishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853your royalמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678overעַל־'al-H5921Israel foreverיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְעֹלָ֑םYis.ra.'El le.'o.LamH3478 H5769,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I promisedדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696עַל־'al-H5921your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732when I saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772to have a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376onמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

6But ifאִם־'im-H518indeedשׁ֨וֹבShovH7725youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859or your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121turn awayתְּשֻׁב֜וּןte.shu.VunH7725from following Meמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310and do notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andstatutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440,and if you go offוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,

7then I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921פְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,and I will banishאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921My presenceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440thisוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034.Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478will becomeוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961an object of scornלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and ridiculeוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

8And when thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088templeוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004has becomeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a heap of rubbleעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,allכָּל־kol-H3605who passעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074and will hissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whyעַל־ מֶ֨ה'al- mehH5921 H4100has the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213such a thingכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776and to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088templeוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?’

9And others will answerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have forsakenעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318their fathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1אֶת־'et-H853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and have embracedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,worshipingוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812and serving themוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647—because ofעַל־'al-H5921thisכֵּ֗ןKenH3651,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ פha.ZotH2063disasterהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֵ֥ת'etH853.’”

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