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2 Chronicles 20:3-12

3Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092אֶת־'et-H853was alarmedוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and setוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to seekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.And he proclaimedוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121a fastצ֖וֹםTzomH6685throughoutעַל־ כָּל־'al- kol-H5921 H3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

4So the people of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to seekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245the LORDמֵֽיְהוָ֑הme.Yah.wehH3068,and indeedגַּ֚םgamH1571,they cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853Himיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Then Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975in the assemblyבִּקְהַ֧לbik.HalH6951of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in front ofלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the newהַחֲדָשָֽׁה׃ha.cha.da.ShahH2319courtyardהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691

6and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “O LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,are Youאַתָּֽה־ ה֤וּא'a.tah- hu'H859 H1931notהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808the Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430who is in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and do Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859not ruleמוֹשֵׁ֔לmo.ShelH4910over allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471?Powerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581and mightוּגְבוּרָ֔הu.ge.vu.RahH1369are in Your handוּבְיָדְךָ֙u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one can standלְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃le.hit.ya.TzevH3320against Youעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973.

7Our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,did Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859notהֲלֹ֣א׀ha.Lo'H3808drive outהוֹרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙ho.Rash.taH3423אֶת־'et-H853the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and give itוַֽתִּתְּנָ֗הּva.ti.te.NahH5414foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769to the descendantsלְזֶ֛רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85Your friendאֹֽהַבְךָ֖'o.hav.KhaH157?

8They have livedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ־vai.ye.she.Vu-H3427in the landand have builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129in ita sanctuaryמִקְדָּ֖שׁmik.DashH4720for Your Nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9‘Ifאִם־'im-H518disasterרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451comesתָּב֨וֹאta.Vo'H935upon usעָלֵ֜ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921—whether swordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719or judgmentשְׁפוֹט֮she.fOtH8196,plagueוְדֶ֣בֶרve.De.verH1698or famineוְרָעָב֒ve.ra.'AvH7458—we will standנַֽעַמְדָ֞הna.'am.DahH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and before Youוּלְפָנֶ֔יךָu.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Your Nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034is in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088templeבַּבַּ֣יִתba.Ba.yitH1004.We will cry outוְנִזְעַ֥קve.niz.'AkH2199to Youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413in our distressמִצָּרָתֵ֖נוּmi.tza.ra.Te.nuH6869,and You will hear usוְתִשְׁמַ֥עve.tish.Ma'H8085and save usוְתוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ve.to.Shi.a'H3467.’

10And nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,here areהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009the menבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabוּמוֹאָ֜בu.mo.'AvH4124,and Mountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֗ירse.'IrH8165,whomאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834You did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808letנָתַ֤תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478invadeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935when they cameבְּבֹאָ֖םbe.vo.'AmH935out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Soכִּ֛יkiH3588Israel turned awayסָ֥רוּSa.ruH5493from themמֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.lei.HemH5921and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808destroy themהִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃hish.mi.DumH8045.

11Seeוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009how theyהֵ֔םHemH1992are repayingגֹּמְלִ֖יםgo.me.LimH1580usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921by comingלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935to drive us outלְגָ֣רְשֵׁ֔נוּle.Ga.re.She.nuH1644of the possessionמִיְּרֻשָּׁתְךָ֖mi.ye.ru.sha.te.KhaH3425thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834You gave us as an inheritanceהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּֽנוּ׃Ho.rash.Ta.nuH3423.

12Our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,will You notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808judgeתִשְׁפָּט־tish.pot-H8199them?Forכִּ֣יkiH3588we are powerlessאֵ֥ין כֹּ֔חַ'ein Ko.achH369 H3581beforeלִ֠פְנֵיLif.neiH6440thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088vastהָרָ֛בha.RavH7227armyהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that comesהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935against usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.Weוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808knowנֵדַע֙ne.Da'H3045whatמַֽה־mah-H4100to doנַּעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213,butכִּ֥יkiH3588our eyesעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869areupon Youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.”

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