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1 Chronicles 29:10-19

10Wherefore Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068beforeלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869all the congregationהַקָּהָ֑לha.ka.HalH6951:and Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1288bethou, Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478our fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everמֵעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

11Thine, O Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068, isthe greatnessהַגְּדֻלָּ֨הha.ge.du.LahH1420,and the powerוְהַגְּבוּרָ֤הve.ha.ge.vu.RahH1369,and the gloryוְהַתִּפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ve.ha.tif.'E.retH8597,and the victoryוְהַנֵּ֣צַחve.ha.Ne.tzachH5331,and the majestyוְהַה֔וֹדve.ha.HodH1935: for all that isin the heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and in the earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776is thine; thine isthe kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֔הha.mam.la.KhahH4467,O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and thou art exaltedH4984as headלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218above all.

12Both richesוְהָעֹ֤שֶׁרve.ha.'O.sherH6239and honourוְהַכָּבוֹד֙ve.ha.ka.VodH3519comeof theeמִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and thou reignestמוֹשֵׁ֣לmo.ShelH4910over all; and in thine handוּבְיָדְךָ֖u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027ispowerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581and mightוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369;and in thine handוּבְיָ֣דְךָ֔u.ve.Ya.de.khaH3027it isto make greatלְגַדֵּ֥לle.ga.DelH1431,and to give strengthוּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.ZekH2388unto all.

13Now therefore, our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,we thankמוֹדִ֥יםmo.DimH3034thee, and praiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984thy gloriousתִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034.

14But who am I, and what ismy peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,that we should beנַעְצֹ֣רna'.TzorH6113ableכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581to offer so willinglyלְהִתְנַדֵּ֖בle.hit.na.DevH5068after this sort? for all things comeof thee, and of thine ownוּמִיָּדְךָ֖u.mi.ya.de.KhaH3027have we givenנָתַ֥נּוּna.Ta.nuH5414thee.

15For we arestrangersגֵרִ֨יםge.RimH1616beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and sojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֖יםve.to.sha.VimH8453, as wereall our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:our daysיָמֵ֛ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117on the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776areas a shadowכַּצֵּ֧ל׀ka.TzelH6738, and there isnone abidingמִקְוֶֽה׃mik.VehH4723.

16O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,all this storeהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995that we have preparedהֲכִינֹ֔נוּha.khi.No.nuH3559to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129thee an houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for thine holyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034comethof thine handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027, and is all thine own.

17I knowוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045also, my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,that thou triestבֹּחֵ֣ןbo.ChenH974the heartלֵבָ֔בle.VavH3824,and hast pleasureתִּרְצֶ֑הtir.TzehH7521in uprightnessבְּיֹ֤שֶׁרbe.Yo.sherH3476.As for me, in the uprightnessוּמֵישָׁרִ֖יםu.mei.sha.RimH4339of mine heartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824I have willingly offeredהִתְנַדַּ֣בְתִּיhit.na.Dav.tiH5068all these things: and now have I seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200with joyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,which are presentהַנִּמְצְאוּ־ha.nim.tze.'u-H4672here, to offer willinglyלְהִֽתְנַדֶּב־le.hit.na.dev-H5068unto thee.

18O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱ֠לֹהֵי'E.lo.heiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֞ם'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327,and of Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,keepשֳׁמְרָה־shom.rah-H8104this for everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769in the imaginationלְיֵ֥צֶרle.Ye.tzerH3336of the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֖וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of the heartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of thy peopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971,and prepareוְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.KhenH3559their heartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824unto thee:

19And giveתֵּ֚ןtenH5414unto Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הve.lish.lo.MohH8010my sonבְנִ֗יve.NiH1121a perfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824,to keepלִשְׁמוֹר֙lish.mOrH8104thy commandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687,thy testimoniesעֵדְוֹתֶ֖יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715,and thy statutesוְחֻקֶּ֑יךָve.chu.Kei.chaH2706,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213all these things,and to buildוְלִבְנ֖וֹתve.liv.NotH1129the palaceהַבִּירָ֥הha.bi.RahH1002, forthe which I have made provisionהֲכִינֽוֹתִי׃ פha.khi.No.tiH3559.

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