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1 Chronicles 17:7-14

7Now therefore thus shalt thou sayתֹאמַ֞רto.MarH559unto my servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650Davidלְדָוִ֗יד סle.da.VidH1732,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I tookלְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙le.kach.Ti.khaH3947thee from the sheepcoteהַנָּוֶ֔הha.na.VehH5116, evenfrom followingאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the sheepהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629,that thou shouldest be rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

8And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walkedהָלַ֔כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980,and have cut offוָאַכְרִ֥יתva.'akh.RitH3772all thine enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341from beforeמִפָּנֶ֑יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and have madeוְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽיve.'a.Si.tiH6213thee a nameשֵׁ֔םShemH8034like the nameכְּשֵׁ֥םke.ShemH8034of the great menהַגְּדוֹלִ֖יםha.ge.do.LimH1419that arein the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9Also I will ordainוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760a placeמָ֠קוֹםMa.komH4725for my peopleלְעַמִּ֨יle.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and will plantוּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙u.ne.ta'.Ti.huH5193them, and they shall dwellוְשָׁכַ֣ןve.sha.KhanH7931in their place, and shall be movedיִרְגַּ֖זyir.GazH7264no more; neither shall the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of wickednessעַוְלָה֙'av.LahH5766wasteלְבַלֹּת֔וֹle.va.lo.ToH1086them any moreיוֹסִ֤יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254,as at the beginningבָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ba.ri.sho.NahH7223,

10And since the timeוּלְמִיָּמִ֗יםu.le.mi.ya.MimH3117that I commandedצִוִּ֤יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680judgesשֹֽׁפְטִים֙sho.fe.TimH8199to beover my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Moreover I will subdueוְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּיve.hikh.Na'.tiH3665all thine enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ'oy.Vei.khaH341.Furthermore I tellוָאַגִּ֣דva.'a.GidH5046thee that the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will buildיִֽבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129thee an houseוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004.

11And it shall come to pass, when thy daysיָמֶ֙יךָ֙ya.Mei.khaH3117be expiredמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390that thou must goH3212to bewith thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,that I will raise upוַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֙zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, which shall be of thy sonsמִבָּנֶ֑יךָmi.ba.Nei.khaH1121;and I will establishוַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖יva.ha.khi.no.TiH3559his kingdomמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

12He shall buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129me an houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004,and I will stablishוְכֹנַנְתִּ֥יve.kho.nan.TiH3559his throneכִּסְא֖וֹkis.'OH3678forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

13I will be his fatherלְאָ֔בle.'AvH1,and he shall be my sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121:and I will not takeH5493my mercyוְחַסְדִּי֙ve.chas.DiH2617awayH5493from him, as I tookH5493it from himthat was beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:

14But I will settleוְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּve.ha.'a.mad.Ti.huH5975him in mine houseבְּבֵיתִ֥יbe.vei.TiH1004and in my kingdomוּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖יu.ve.mal.khu.TiH4438for everהָעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.LamH5769:and his throneוְכִסְא֕וֹve.khis.'OH3678shall be establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559forH5704evermoreעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

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