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1 Kings 8:22-35

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;

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