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2 Chronicles 6:36-39

36Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they sinיֶחֶטְאוּ־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 themוְשָׁב֧וּםve.sha.VumH7617as captivesשׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛םshoei.HemH7617toאֶל־'el-H413a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350orא֥וֹ'oH176nearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138,

37and when they comeוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.he.Shi.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413their sensesלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824in 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 captorsשִׁבְיָם֙shiv.YamH7628,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398and done wrongהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּhe.'e.Vi.nuH5753;we have acted wickedlyוְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ve.ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561,’

38and when they returnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820andוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605soulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the enemiesשִׁבְיָ֖םshiv.YamH7628whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834took them captiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853,and when they prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419in the directionדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You gaveנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1,the cityוְהָעִיר֙ve.ha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977,and the houseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have builtבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for Your Nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034,

39then may You hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085fromמִן־min-H4480heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Your dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֗shiv.te.KhaH3427אֶת־'et-H853placeמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349,their prayerתְּפִלָּתָם֙te.fi.la.TamH8605וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and pleasתְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔םte.chi.No.tei.HemH8467,and may You upholdוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָ֑םmish.pa.TamH4941.May You forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against You.

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