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1 Kings 8:54-61

54And it was so,that when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010had made an endכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615of prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּל֙le.hit.pa.LelH6419all this prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֥הha.te.fi.LahH8605and supplicationוְהַתְּחִנָּ֖הve.hat.te.chi.NahH8467unto the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,he aroseקָ֞םkamH6965from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֨יmi.lif.NeiH6440the altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,from kneelingמִכְּרֹ֣עַmi.ke.Ro.a'H3766on his kneesבִּרְכָּ֔יוbir.KavH1290with his handsוְכַפָּ֖יוve.kha.PavH3709spread upפְּרֻשׂ֥וֹתpe.ru.SotH6566to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

55And he stoodוַֽיַּעְמֹ֕דvai.ya'.ModH5975,and blessedוַיְבָ֕רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288all the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

56Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,that hath givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414restמְנוּחָה֙me.nu.ChahH4496unto his peopleלְעַמּ֣וֹle.'a.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to all that he promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:there hath not failedנָפַ֞לna.FalH5307oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697of all his goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896promiseדְּבָר֣וֹde.va.RoH1697,which he promisedדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650.

57The Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430be with us, as he was with our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1:let him not leaveיַעַזְבֵ֖נוּya.'az.Ve.nuH5800us, nor forsakeיִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃yi.te.She.nuH5203us:

58That he may inclineלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186our heartsלְבָבֵ֖נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824unto him, to walkH3212in all his waysדְּרָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,and his statutesוְחֻקָּיו֙ve.chu.KavH2706,and his judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,which he commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680our fathersאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

59And let these my wordsדְבָרַ֜יde.va.RaiH1697,wherewith I have made supplicationהִתְחַנַּ֙נְתִּי֙hit.cha.Nan.tiH2603beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,be nighקְרֹבִ֛יםke.ro.VimH7138unto the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָ֑יְלָהva.La.ye.lahH3915,that he maintainלַעֲשׂ֣וֹת׀la.'a.SotH6213the causeמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of his servantעַבְדּ֗וֹav.DoH5650,and the causeוּמִשְׁפַּ֛טu.mish.PatH4941of his peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at all timesH3117,as the matterדְּבַר־de.var-H1697shall require:

60That all the peopleעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowדַּ֚עַתDa.'atH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and that there is none else.

61Let your heartלְבַבְכֶם֙le.vav.KhemH3824therefore be perfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003with the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to walkH3212in his statutesבְּחֻקָּ֛יוbe.chu.KavH2706,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֥רve.lish.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֖יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,as at this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

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