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1 Kings 9:1-7

1And it came to pass, when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615the buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and all Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010desireחֵ֣שֶׁקChe.shekH2837which he was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213,

2That the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010the second timeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145,as he had appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto him at Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

3And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085thy prayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605and thy supplicationתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467,that thou hast madeהִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהhit.cha.Nan.tahH2603beforeלְפָנַי֒le.fa.NaiH6440me: I have hallowedהִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which thou hast builtבָּנִ֔תָהba.Ni.tahH1129,to putלָשֽׂוּם־la.sum-H7760my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034there forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769;and mine eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and mine heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be there perpetuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

4And if thou wilt walkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, as Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1walkedH1980,in integrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824,and in uprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476,to doלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, andwilt keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104my statutesחֻקַּ֥יchu.KaiH2706and my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941:

5Then I will establishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of thy kingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467upon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478for everלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,as I promisedדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There shall not failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376upon the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Butif ye shall at allשׁ֨וֹבShovH7725turnתְּשֻׁב֜וּןte.shu.VunH7725from followingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, ye or your childrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121,and will not keepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andmy statutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708which I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, but goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them:

7Then will I cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and this houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have hallowedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,will I cast outאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440;and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be a proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

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