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1 Kings 9:2-9

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:

8And at this houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, whichis highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,every one that passethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it shall be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074,and shall hissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319;and they shall sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Why hath the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and to this houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9And they shall answerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Because they forsookעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,who brought forthהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318their fathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and have taken holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388upon otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,and have worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812them, and servedוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935upon them all this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451.

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