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2 Chronicles 6:24-31

24And if thy peopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478be put to the worseיִנָּגֵ֞ףyi.na.GefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,because they have sinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; and shall returnוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725and confessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419and make supplicationוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in this houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;

25Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou from the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and forgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545the sinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and bring them againוַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙va.ha.shei.vo.TamH7725unto the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou gavestנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to them and to their fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פve.la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

26When the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064is shut upבְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113,and there is no rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,because they have sinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; yetif they prayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and confessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and turnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from their sinמֵחַטָּאתָ֥םme.cha.ta.TamH2403,when thou dost afflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them;

27Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou from 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,when thou hast taughtתוֹרֵ֛םto.RemH3384them the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,wherein they should walkH3212;and sendוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306upon thy landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,which thou hast givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto thy peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

28If there be dearthרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,if there be pestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,if there be blastingשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711,or mildewוְיֵרָק֜וֹןve.ye.ra.KonH3420,locustsאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697,or caterpillersוְחָסִיל֙ve.cha.SilH2625;if their enemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341besiegeH6887them in the citiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179of their landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;whatsoever soreנֶ֖גַעNe.ga'H5061or whatsoever sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there be:

29Thenwhat prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605orwhat supplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soever shall be made of any manהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,or of all thy peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shall knowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045his own soreנִגְעוֹ֙nig.'OH5061and his own griefוּמַכְאֹב֔וֹu.makh.'o.VoH4341,and shall spread forthוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566his handsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709in this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

30Then hearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349,and forgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545,and renderוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414unto every manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376according unto all his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whose heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowestתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045; (for thou only knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045the heartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120:)

31That they may fearיִֽירָא֗וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee, to walkH3212in thy waysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870,so long asהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117they liveחַיִּ֖ים פְּנֵ֣יchai.Yim pe.NeiH6440 H2416in the landהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127which thou gavestנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414unto our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

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