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1 Kings 8

1Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010assembledH6950theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andalltheheadsH7218ofthetribesH4294,theprincesH5387ofthefathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, untokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010inJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,tobringלְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upthearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahoutofthecityמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,whichisZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2AndallthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478assembledH6950themselvestokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010atthefeastH2282inthemonthהַחֹ֥דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320Ethanim,thatis,theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthH2320.

3Andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935;andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548tookH5375upthearkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

4AndtheybroughtH5927upthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andthetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,andalltheholyH6944vesselsH3627thatwereinthetentבָּאֹ֑הֶלba.'O.helH168:thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881broughtH5927themup.

5Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010,andalltheassemblyH5712ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatwereassembledtohim, [whowere]withhimbeforethearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,sacrificedH2076sheepצֹ֣אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,whichcouldnotbecountedיִסָּפְר֛וּyi.sa.fe.RuH5608nornumberedformultitudeמֵרֹֽב׃me.RoH7230.

6Andthepriestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548broughtH935inthearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahtoitsplaceמְקוֹמ֛וֹme.ko.MoH4725,intotheoracleofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,intothemostholyH6944placeH4725,underthewingsכַּנְפֵ֥יkan.FeiH3671ofthecherubimהַכְּרוּבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742;

7forthecherubimהַכְּרוּבִים֙ha.ke.ru.VimH3742stretchedforth [their]wingsכְּנָפַ֔יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671overtheplaceמְק֖וֹםme.KomH4725ofthearkהָֽאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727,andthecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֛יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742coveredthearkהָאָר֥וֹןha.'a.RonH727anditsstavesabove.

8AndthestaveswereH1961long,sothattheendsofthestaveswereH1961seenH7200fromtheholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944beforetheoracle,buttheywereH1961notseenH7200without.Andtheretheyaretothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9TherewasnothingH369inthearkבָּֽאָר֔וֹןba.'a.RonH727savethetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872placedthereatHorebבְּחֹרֵ֑בbe.cho.RevH2722,whenH834JehovahmadeH3772[acovenant]withthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834theycameH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Anditcametopasswhenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548wereH1961comeoutoftheholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944,thatthecloudוְהֶעָנָ֥ןve.he.'a.NanH6051filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,

11andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548couldnotstandלַעֲמֹ֥דla.'a.ModH5975todotheirservicebecauseofthecloudהֶֽעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051;forthegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519ofJehovahhadfilledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

12Thenאָ֖ז'azH227saidH559Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010:JehovahsaidH559thathewoulddwellלִשְׁכֹּ֖ןlish.KonH7931inthethickבָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃ba.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205.

13IhaveindeedbuiltH1129ahouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofhabitationforthee,asettledplaceמָכ֥וֹןma.KhonH4349fortheetoabideinforeverH5769.

14Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428turnedוַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,andblessedH1288thewholecongregationofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthewholecongregationofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמֵֽד׃'o.MedH5975.

15AndhesaidH559:BlessedH1288beJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whospokeH1696withhismouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310untoDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,andhathwithhishandוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027fulfilledit,sayingH559,

16Sincethedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatIbroughtH3318forthH3318mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֒mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714,IchoseH977nocityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004in,thatmynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034mightbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961there;butIhavechosenH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732tobeלִֽהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Anditwasintheheartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004untothenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18ButJehovahsaidH559toDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, Whereasitwasinthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004untomynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, thou didstwellהֱטִיבֹ֔תָhe.ti.Vo.taH2895thatitwasinthyheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824;

19neverthelessthou shaltnotbuildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;butthysonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121thatshallcomeH3318forthH3318outofthyloinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504,heshallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004untomynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

20AndJehovahhasperformedhiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697whichhespokeH1696;andIamrisenH6965upintheroomofDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1,andsitH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asJehovahpromised,andIhavebuiltH1129thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004untothenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034ofJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

21AndIhavesetוָאָשִׂ֨םva.'a.SimH7760thereaplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725forthearkלָֽאָר֔וֹןla.'a.RonH727,whereinisthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah,whichhemadeH3772withourfathersH1whenH834hebroughtH3318themoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010stoodH5975beforethealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovahinthepresenceH6440ofthewholecongregationofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forthhishandsH3709towardtheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

23AndhesaidH559,Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478!thereisnoGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430likethee,intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064above,orontheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath,whokeepestcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andmercywiththyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650thatwalkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforetheewithalltheirheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820;

24whohastkeptH8104withthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1thatwhichthou didstpromisehim; thou spokestwiththymouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,andhastfulfilled[it]withthyhandוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

25AndnowH6258,Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepH8104withthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1thatwhichthou hastpromisedhim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thereshallnotfailtheeamanאִישׁ֙'ishH376inmysighttositיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427onthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ifonlyרַ֠קrakH7535thysonsH1121takeH8104heedH8104totheirwayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870,towalkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980beforemeasthou hastwalkedהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980beforeme.

26AndnowH6258,OGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,letthywordsדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.va.rei.khaH1697,Ipraythee,beverified,whichthou hastspokenH1696unto thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

27ButwillGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430indeeddwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427ontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?Behold,theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtheheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,cannotcontainיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee;howmuchlessthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129!

28Yethaverespectuntotheprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650,andtohissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467,Jehovah,myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,tohearken untothecryהָֽרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440andtotheprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650prayethbeforetheethisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

29thatthineeyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869maybeלִהְיוֹת֩lih.yOtH1961openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605uponthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117,upontheplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725ofwhichthou hastsaidH559,Mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961there:tohearken untotheprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650prayethtowardthisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

30Andhearken untothesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֤תte.chi.NatH8467ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,andofthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenH834theyshallprayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceH4725,andhearH8085thouinthy dwelling-place,intheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andwhenH834thou hearest,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

31IfamanH376havesinnedיֶחֱטָ֥אye.che.Ta'H2398againsthisneighbour,andanoathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423belaiduponhimtoadjurehim,andtheoathH423comeוּבָ֗אu.Va'H935beforethinealtarמִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196inthishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

32thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thouintheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,anddo,andjudgeוְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.TaH8199thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,condemningלְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַle.har.Shi.a'H7561thewickedH7563,tobringhiswayH1870uponhisownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;andjustifyingH6663therighteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,givingH5414himaccordingtohisrighteousnessכְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

33WhenH834thypeopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478areputtotheworsebeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee,andshallturnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725againtothee,andconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419,andmakesupplicationunto theeinthishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

34thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thouintheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbringוַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם֙va.ha.she.vo.TamH7725themagainuntothelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatthou gavest untotheirfathersH1.

35Whentheheavensשָׁמַ֛יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064areshutבְּהֵעָצֵ֥רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113up,andthereisnorainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee;iftheyprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725fromtheirsinH2398,becausethou hast afflictedthem;

36thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thouintheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403ofthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andofthypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenthou teachestthemthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereintheyshouldwalk;andgiveH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306uponthylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichthou hastgivenH5414tothypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971foraninheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

37Iftherebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,iftherebeיִ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,iftherebeיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961blightשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711,mildewיֵרָק֜וֹןye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697,caterpillar;iftheirenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341besiegetheminthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheirgatesH8179;whateverplagueH1698,whateversicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245therebeH1961:

38whatprayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605,whatsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soeverbeH1961madeH3045byanymanH376,ofallthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whentheyshallknowיֵדְע֗וּןye.de.'UnH3045everymanH376theplagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061ofhisownheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,andshallspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566forthhishandsH3709towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

39thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thouintheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thesettledplaceמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349ofthydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427,andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.lach.TaH5545,anddo,andrenderuntoeverymanH376accordingtoallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowest (forthou, thouonlyH905, knowesttheheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofallthechildrenofmenH376),

40thattheymayfearיִֽרָא֔וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372theeallthedaysהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thattheyliveuponthelandH127whichthou gavest untoourfathersH1.

41Andastothestrangeralsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571,whoisnotofthypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,butcomethoutofafarH7350countryforthy name'ssakeלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616

42(fortheyshallhearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085ofthygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,andofthymightyהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,andofthystretched-outH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220);whenheshallcomeוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,

43hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thouintheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwelling-place,anddoaccordingtoallthatthestrangercallethtotheefor;inorderthatallpeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, [and]thattheymayfearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372theeasdothypeopleH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthattheymayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thatthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129iscalledH7121bythynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

44Ifthypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againsttheirenemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,bythewayH1870thatthou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them,andtheyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419toJehovahtowardthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatthou hastchosenH977,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thatIhavebuiltH1129unto thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

45thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thouintheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,andmaintaintheirrightH4941.

46IftheyhavesinnedH2398againstthee, (forthereisnomanH120thatsinnethnot,)andthoubeangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599withthem,andgiveH5414themuptotheenemyH341,andtheyhavecarriedthemawaycaptivesH7617untotheenemy'slandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,farH7350ornear;

47andiftheyshalltakeittoheartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820inthelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whithertheywerecarriedcaptiveH7617,andrepent,andmakesupplication unto theeinthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofthemthatcarriedthemcaptiveH7617,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WehavesinnedH2398,andhavedoneiniquity,wehavedealt perversely;

48andiftheyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto theewithalltheirheartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824andwithalltheirsoulH5315,inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341wholedthemawayH7725captiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617,andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theetowardtheirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776whichthou gavest untotheirfathersH1,thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892thatthou hastchosenH977,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thatIhavebuiltH1129unto thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

49thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thouintheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thesettledplaceמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349ofthydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te.KhaH3427,theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,andmaintaintheirrightH4941;

50andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֤ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֙le.'a.me.KhaH5971theirsinH2398againstthee,andalltheirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588wherebytheyhavetransgressedH6586againstthee,andgiveH5414themtofindcompassionוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355withthosewhocarriedthemcaptiveH7617,thattheymayhavecompassionH7355onthem

51(fortheyarethypeopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971,andthineinheritanceוְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159,whichthou broughtestforthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,fromthemidstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofthefurnaceכּ֥וּרkurH3564ofironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270) —

52thineeyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869beingopenפְתֻחוֹת֙fe.tu.chOtH6605untothesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֣תte.chi.NatH8467ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,anduntothesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֖תte.chi.NatH8467ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tohearken untotheminallthattheycallקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121forunto thee.

53Forthou hastseparatedH914themfromamongallpeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,tobethineinheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159,asthou spokestthroughMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872thyservantעַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,whenthou broughtestourfathersH1outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

54AnditwasH1961so,thatwhenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010hadendedH3615prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙le.hit.pa.LelH6419allthisprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֥הha.te.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationוְהַתְּחִנָּ֖הve.hat.te.chi.NahH8467toJehovah,hearoseH6965frombeforethealtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovah,fromkneelingH3766onhiskneeswithhishandsH3709spreadפְּרֻשׂ֥וֹתpe.ru.SotH6566forthtotheheavensהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

55andhestoodH5975andblessedH1288thewholecongregationofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478withaloudvoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

56BlessedH1288beJehovah,whohasgivenH5414restמְנוּחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496tohispeopleלְעַמּ֣וֹle.'a.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordingtoallthathepromised:therehasnotfailedoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259wordH1697ofallhisgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promiseswhichhespokeH1696throughMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650!

57JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430beH1961withus,ashewasH1961withourfathersH1;lethimnotforsakeusnorcastusoff:

58thathemayinclineלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186ourheartsלְבָבֵ֖נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824tohim,towalkinallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870,andtokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687andhisstatutesH2706andhisordinancesH4941,whichhecommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680ourfathersH1.

59Andletthesemywordsדְבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697,withwhichIhavemadeH6213supplicationbeforeJehovah,beוְיִֽהְי֨וּve.yih.YuH1961nightoJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430dayי֥וֹםYomH3117andnightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,thathemaintaintherightH4941ofhisservantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650,andtherightH4941ofhispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asthematterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofeachdayבְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃be.yo.MoH3117shallrequire;

60thatallpeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045thatJehovahisGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thatthereisnoneelse;

61andthatyourheartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824maybeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961perfectH8003withJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,towalkinhisstatutesH2706andtokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

62Andthekingוְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,offeredH2076sacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeJehovah.

63AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010sacrificedH2076asacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofpeace-offerings,whichhesacrificedH2076toJehovah,twenty-twothousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenH1241andahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629.Sothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478dedicatedthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

64Thesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hallowedthemiddleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432ofthecourtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691thatwasbeforethehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah;forthereheofferedtheburnt-offerings,andtheoblations,andthefatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459ofthepeace-offerings,becausethebrazenaltarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196thatwasbeforeJehovahwastoosmallקָטֹ֗ןka.TonH6996toreceivetheburnt-offerings,andtheoblations,andthefatחֶלְבֵ֥יchel.VeiH2459ofthepeace-offerings.

65Andatthattimeבָֽעֵת־va.'et-H6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010heldthefeastH2282,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,agreatגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419congregation,fromtheentranceofHamathחֲמָ֣ת׀cha.MatH2574untothetorrentofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,beforeJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,fourteendaysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

66Ontheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117hesentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971;andtheyblessedH1288thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andwenttotheirtentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,joyfulשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056andgladofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820forallthegoodnessthatJehovahhaddonetoDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,andtoIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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