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1 Kings 8:29-32

29That thine eyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869may be openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605toward this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117, eventoward the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725of which thou hast saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be there: that thou mayest hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085unto the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605which thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shall makeיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

30And hearkenוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085thou to the supplicationתְּחִנַּ֤תte.chi.NatH8467of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,and of thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when they shall prayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:and hearתִּשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725:and when thou hearestוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

31If any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376trespassיֶחֱטָ֥אye.che.Ta'H2398against his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and an oathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423be laidH5375upon him to cause him to swearH422,and the oathH423comeוּבָ֗אu.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thine altarמִֽזְבַּחֲךָ֖miz.ba.cha.KhaH4196in this houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004:

32Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and doוְעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ve.'a.Si.taH6213,and judgeוְשָׁפַטְתָּ֣ve.sha.fa.TaH8199thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,condemningלְהַרְשִׁ֣יעַle.har.Shi.a'H7561the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,to bringלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414his wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870upon his headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;and justifyingוּלְהַצְדִּ֣יקu.le.hatz.DikH6663the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662,to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414him according to his righteousnessכְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סke.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

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