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1 Kings 8:14-24

14And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428turnedוַיַּסֵּ֤בvai.ya.SevH5437his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440aboutH5437,and blessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288all the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: (and all the congregationקְהַ֥לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמֵֽד׃'o.MedH5975;)

15And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696with his mouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310unto Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1,and hath with his handוּבְיָד֥וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390it,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Since the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I brought forthהוֹצֵ֜אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִם֒mi.mitz.ra.YimH4714,I choseבָחַ֣רְתִּיva.Char.tiH977no cityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892out of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004,that my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be therein; but I choseוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732to be over my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17And it was in the heartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,Whereasיַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤רYa.'an 'a.SherH834 H3282it was in thine heartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004unto my nameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034,thou didst wellהֱטִיבֹ֔תָhe.ti.Vo.taH2895that it was in thine heartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.

19Neverthelessרַ֣קrakH7535thou shalt not buildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;but thy sonבִּנְךָ֙bin.KhaH1121that shall come forth outהַיֹּצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of thy loinsמֵחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504,he shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004unto my nameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

20And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath performedוַיָּ֣קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965his wordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697that he spakeדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696,and I am risen upוָאָקֻ֡םva.'a.KumH6965in the room of Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1,and sitוָאֵשֵׁ֣בva.'e.ShevH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and have builtוָאֶבְנֶ֣הva.'ev.NehH1129an houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

21And I have setוָאָשִׂ֨םva.'a.SimH7760there a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725for the arkלָֽאָר֔וֹןla.'a.RonH727, wherein isthe covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,which he madeכָּרַת֙ka.RatH3772with our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,when he brought them outבְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹbe.ho.tzi.'OH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ סmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

22And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the presence ofנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5048all the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and spread forthוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566his handsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709toward heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:

23And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, there isno Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430like thee, in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,or on earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath, who keepestשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285and mercyוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617with thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650that walkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee with all their heartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820:

24Who hast keptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104with thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1that thou promisedstדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him: thou spakestוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696also with thy mouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,and hast fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אתָmi.Le.taH4390itwith thine handוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

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