Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 7:12-16

12the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֶל־'el-H413himשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010at nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him: “I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085אֶת־'et-H853your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605and have chosenוּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiH977thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725for Myselfas a houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005I closeאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113the skyהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064so there isיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,or ifוְהֵן־ve.hen-H2005I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה עַל־'a.tza.Veh 'al-H6680 H5921the locustחָגָ֖בcha.GavH2284to devourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971a plagueדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698among My peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971,

14and if My peopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834are calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121byעֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH5921My nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034humble themselvesוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665and prayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419and seekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245My faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440and turnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromמִן־min-H4480their wickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870,then Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589will hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,forgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545their sinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403,and healוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495אֶת־'et-H853their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869will beיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961openפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605and My earsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attentiveקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183to the prayers offeredלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

16For I have now chosenוְעַתָּ֗ה בָּחַ֤רְתִּיve.'a.Tah ba.Char.tiH6258 H977and consecratedוְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ve.hik.Dash.tiH6942אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088templeהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004so that My Nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034may beלִהְיוֹת־lih.yot-H1961thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.My eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and My heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820will beוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for all timeכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

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