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1 Kings 8:22-53

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.

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