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2 Chronicles 6:24-40

24Andifthypeopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478beputtotheworsebeforetheenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee,andshallturnH7725againandconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419,andmakesupplicationbeforetheeinthishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

25thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403ofthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbringוַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙va.ha.shei.vo.TamH7725themagainuntothelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatthou gavesttothemandtotheirfathersH1.

26Whentheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064areshutבְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113up,andthereisnorainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,becausetheyhavesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstthee;iftheyprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardthisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andconfessH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725fromtheirsinH2398,becausethou hast afflictedthem;

27thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.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.

28Iftherebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,iftherebeיִֽ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,iftherebeיִהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961blightשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711ormildewוְיֵרָק֜וֹןve.ye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697orcaterpillar;iftheirenemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341besiegetheminthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheirgatesH8179;whateverplagueH1698orwhateversicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245therebeH1961:

29whatprayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605,whatsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soeverbeH1961madeH3045byanymanH376,orbyallthypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whentheyshallknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045everymanH376hisownplagueנִגְעוֹ֙nig.'OH5061,andhisowngrief,andshallspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566forthhishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

30thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thesettledplaceמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349ofthydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427,andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545,andrenderuntoeverymanH376accordingtoallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowest (forthou, thouonlyH905, knowesttheheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofthechildrenofmenH376),

31thattheymayfearיִֽירָא֗וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee,towalkinthywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870,allthedaysהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117thattheyliveuponthelandהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127whichthou gavest untoourfathersH1.

32Andastothestrangeralsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,whoisnotofthypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֣me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,butcomethoutofafarH7350countryforthygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419name'ssakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,andthymightyהַחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְיָדְךָ֣ve.ya.de.KhaH3027andthystretched-outH5186armוּֽזְרֽוֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;whenH834theyshallcomeH935andprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֖וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,

33thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thoufromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thesettledplaceמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349ofthydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427,anddoaccordingtoallthatthestrangercallethtotheefor;inorderthatallpeoplesH5971oftheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּ֩ye.de.'UH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,andmayfearוּלְיִרְאָ֤הu.le.yir.'AhH3372theeasdothypeopleH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thatthishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichIhavebuiltH1129iscalledH7121bythynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

34Ifthypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outtobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againsttheirenemiesא֣וֹיְבָ֔יו'oy.VavH341bythewayH1870thatthou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them,andtheyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theetowardthiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892thatthou hastchosenH977,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thatIhavebuiltH1129unto thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

35thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thoufromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,andmaintaintheirrightH4941.

36IftheyhavesinnedH2398againstthee (forthereisnomanH120thatsinnethnot),andthoubeangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599withthem,andgiveH5414themuptotheenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,andtheyhavecarriedthemawaycaptivesH7617untoalandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776farH7350offornear;

37andiftheyshalltakeittoheartלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824inthelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whithertheywerecarriedcaptiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617,andrepent,andmakesupplication unto theeinthelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircaptivityH7633,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WehavesinnedH2398,wehavedoneiniquityandhavedealt perversely;

38andiftheyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto theewithalltheirheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820andwithalltheirsoulH5315inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheircaptivityH7633, whithertheyhavecarriedthemcaptivesH7633,andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardtheirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776whichthou gavest untotheirfathersH1,andthecityוְהָעִיר֙ve.ha.'IrH5892thatthou hastchosenH977,andthehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004thatIhavebuiltH1129unto thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

39thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thoufromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,fromthesettledplaceמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349ofthydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֗shiv.te.KhaH3427,theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָם֙te.fi.la.TamH8605andtheirsupplicationsH8467,andmaintaintheirrightH4941,andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971theirsinH2398againstthee.

40Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258,myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,Ibeseechthee,letthineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961openפְּתֻח֔וֹתpe.tu.ChotH6605andletthineearsוְאָזְנֶ֖יךָve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241beH1961attentiveuntotheprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605[thatismade]inthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

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