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2 Chronicles 6:4-6

4and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834has fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390with His own handוּבְיָדָ֥יוu.ve.ya.DavH3027what He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696with His mouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310toאֵ֖ת'etH854my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5‘Sinceמִן־min-H4480the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I broughtהוֹצֵ֣אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318My peopleעַמִּי֮'a.MiH5971אֶת־'et-H853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,I have notלֹא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977a cityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892from anyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605tribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in whichto buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004so that My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034would beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808have I chosenבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977anyoneבְאִ֔ישׁve.'IshH376to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961rulerנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6But now I have chosenוָאֶבְחַר֙va.'ev.CharH977Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389for My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,and I have chosenוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔ידbe.da.VidH1732to beלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

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