King James Version
1 Kings 8:35-50
35When heavenשָׁמַ֛יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064is shut upבְּהֵעָצֵ֥רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113,and there is no rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,because they have sinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; if they prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and confessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and turnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from their sinוּמֵחַטָּאתָ֥םu.me.cha.ta.TamH2403,when thou afflictestתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:
36Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and forgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545the sinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403of thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and of thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that thou teachתוֹרֵ֛םto.RemH3384them the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wherein they should walkH3212,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306upon thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,which thou hast givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.
37If there be in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458,if there be pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,blastingשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711,mildewיֵרָק֜וֹןye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697, orif there be caterpillerחָסִיל֙cha.SilH2625;if their enemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341besiegeיָֽצַר־ya.tzar-H6887them in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their citiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179;whatsoever plagueנֶ֖גַעNe.ga'H5061,whatsoever sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there be;
38What prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605and supplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soever be madeby any manהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, orby all thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which shall knowיֵדְע֗וּןye.de.'UnH3045every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376the plagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of his own heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,and spread forthוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566his handsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709toward this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:
39Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349,and forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.lach.TaH5545,and doוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414to every manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376according to his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whose heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowestתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045; (for thou, eventhou only, knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045the heartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of all the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120;)
41Moreover concerning a strangerהַנָּכְרִ֔יha.na.khe.RiH5237, that isnot of thy peopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,but cometh outוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935of a farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776forלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thy name’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sake;
42(For they shall hearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085of thy greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,and of thy strongהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,and of thy stretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;)when he shall comeוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935and prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419toward this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;
43Hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349,and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to all that the strangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121to thee for: that all peopleעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045thy nameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,to fearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372thee, as dothy peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and that they may knowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have buildedבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129,is calledנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121by thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.
44If thy peopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971go outיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421against their enemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,whithersoeverבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thou shalt sendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, and shall prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which thou hast chosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and towardthe houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that I have builtבָּנִ֥תִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thy nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:
46If they sinיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee, (for there isno manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120that sinnethיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398not,) and thou be angryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them, and deliverוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them to the enemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,so that they carry them awayוְשָׁב֤וּםve.sha.VumH7617captivesשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617untoלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the enemyהָאוֹיֵ֔בha.'o.YevH341,farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350or nearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;
47Yetif they shall bethinkוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.he.Shi.vuH7725themselves in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither they were carried captivesנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617,and repentלִבָּ֔ם וְשָׁ֣בוּ׀li.Bam ve.Sha.vuH3820H7725,and make supplicationוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603unto thee in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of them that carried them captivesשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,and have done perverselyוְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּve.he.'e.Vi.nuH5753,we have committed wickednessרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;
48And soreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto thee with all their heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824,and with all their soulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315,in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,which led them away captiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617,and prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto thee towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776,which thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which thou hast chosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977,and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004which I have builtבָּנִ֥יתִיba.ni.taH1129for thy nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:
49Then hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou their prayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and their supplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349,and maintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941,
50And forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֤ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֙le.'a.me.KhaH5971that have sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against thee, and all their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588wherein they have transgressedפָּשְׁעוּ־pa.she.'u-H6586against thee, and giveוּנְתַתָּ֧םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them compassionלְרַחֲמִ֛יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440them who carried them captiveשֹׁבֵיהֶ֖םshoei.HemH7617,that they may have compassionוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355on them:
Commentaries on 1 Kings 8
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