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Daniel 9:2-6

2in the firstאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589,DanielH1841,understoodבִּינֹ֖תִיbi.No.tiH995from the sacred booksבַּסְּפָרִ֑יםba.se.fa.RimH5612מִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557הַשָּׁנִ֗יםha.sha.NimH8141אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834הָיָ֤הha.YahH1961,according to the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toאֶל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמִיָ֣הyir.mi.YahH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,that the desolationלְחָרְב֥וֹתle.cha.re.VotH2723of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389would lastלְמַלֹּ֛אותle.ma.LotH4390seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

3So I turned my attentionוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414אֶת־'et-H853פָּנַ֗יpa.NaiH6440toאֶל־'el-H413the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to seek Himלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245by prayerתְּפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605and petitionוְתַחֲנוּנִ֑יםve.ta.cha.nu.NimH8469,with fastingבְּצ֖וֹםbe.TzomH6685,sackclothוְשַׂ֥קve.SakH8242,and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.

4And I prayedוָֽאֶתְפַּֽלְלָ֛הva.'et.pa.LahH6419to the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430and confessedוָאֶתְוַדֶּ֑ה וָאֹֽמְרָ֗הva.'et.va.Deh va.'o.me.RahH3034 H559, “Oאָנָּ֤א'a.Na'H577,Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136,the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָ֔אve.ha.no.Ra'H3372Godהָאֵ֤לha.'ElH410,who keepsשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104His covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285of loving devotionוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617to those who love Himלְאֹהֲבָ֖יוle.'o.ha.VavH157and keepוּלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יu.le.sho.me.ReiH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָֽיו׃mitz.vo.TavH4687,

5we have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398and done wrongוְעָוִ֖ינוּve.'a.Vi.nuH5753.We have acted wickedlyהִרְשַׁ֣עְנוּve.hir.sha'.nuH7561and rebelledוּמָרָ֑דְנוּu.ma.Ra.de.nuH4775.We have turned awayוְס֥וֹרve.SorH5493from Your commandmentsמִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖ךָmi.mitz.vo.Te.khaH4687and ordinancesוּמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃u.mi.mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941.

6We have notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808listenedשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙sha.Ma'.nuH8085toאֶל־'el-H413Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834spokeדִּבְּרוּ֙di.be.RuH1696in Your nameבְּשִׁמְךָ֔be.shim.KhaH8034toאֶל־'el-H413our kingsמְלָכֵ֥ינוּme.la.Khei.nuH4428,leadersשָׂרֵ֖ינוּsa.Rei.nuH8269,fathersוַאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,andוְאֶ֖לve.'ElH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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