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1 Kings 8:46-53

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.vuH3820 H7725,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:

51For they bethy peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971,and thine inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159,which thou broughtest forthהוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.taH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the midstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the furnaceכּ֥וּרkurH3564of ironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270:

52That thine eyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869may be openפְתֻחוֹת֙fe.tu.chOtH6605unto the supplicationתְּחִנַּ֣תte.chi.NatH8467of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,and unto the supplicationתְּחִנַּ֖תte.chi.NatH8467of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto them in all that they callקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121for unto thee.

53For thou didst separateהִבְדַּלְתָּ֤םhiv.dal.TamH914them from among all the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, to bethine inheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159,as thou spakestדִּבַּ֜רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696by the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872thy servantעַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,when thou broughtestבְּהוֹצִיאֲךָ֧be.ho.tzi.'a.KhaH3318our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

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