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2 Chronicles 7:12-22

12ThenJehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010bynightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915,andsaidH559tohim:IhaveheardH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,andIhavechosenH977formyselfthisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725forahouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofsacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13IfIshutאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113uptheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thattherebeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961norainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,orifIcommandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680thelocusttodevourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,orifIsendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698amongmypeopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971;

14andmypeopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971,whoarecalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121bymynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,humbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves,andprayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419,andseekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,andturnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromtheirwickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870;thenwillIhearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085fromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andforgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545theirsinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403,andhealוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495theirlandאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shallbeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961openפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605,andmineearsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attentivetotheprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605[made]inthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;

16forIhavenowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258chosenH977andhallowedthishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,thatmynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034maybeלִהְיוֹת־lih.yot-H1961thereforeverH5769;andmineeyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869andmyheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shallbeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thereperpetually.

17And[asfor] thee,ifthou wiltwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforeme,asDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1walkedהָלַךְ֙ha.laKhH1980,todoaccordingtoallthatIhavecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,andwiltkeepH8104mystatutesH2706andmineordinancesH4941;

18thenwillIestablishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofthykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438,accordingasIhavecovenantedwithDavidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thereshallnotfailtheeamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376toruleH4910overIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Butifyeturnתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725awayH7725andforsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800mystatutesH2708andmycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687whichIhavesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeyou,andgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430andworshipthem;

20thenwillIpluckוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428themupbytherootsoutofmylandאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127whichIhavegivenH5414them;andthishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichIhavehallowedtomynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,willIcastH7993outofmysight,andwillmakeH5414itaproverbH4912andabywordלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912amongallpeoplesH5971.

21Andthishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,whichishigh,shallbeH1961anastonishmenttoeveryoneH2088thatpassesH5674byit;sothatheshallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,WhyH4100hasJehovahdonethusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602tothislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776andtothishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

22Andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,BecausetheyforsookJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,whobroughtH935themforthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,andhaveattachedthemselvestootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,andhaveworshippedthemandservedH5647them;thereforeH3651hehasbroughtH935uponthemallthisevilH7451.

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