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2 Chronicles 7:12-22

12And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010by nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thy prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,and have chosenוּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiH977this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725to myself for an houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13IfH2005I shut upאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064that there be no rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,or if I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the locustsחָגָ֖בcha.GavH2284to devourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,or if I sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698among my peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971;

14If my peopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971,which are calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by my nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,shall humbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves, and prayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419,and seekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440,and turnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from their wickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870;then will I hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and will forgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545their sinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403,and will healוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Now mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shall be openפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605,and mine earsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attentקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183unto the prayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605that is madein this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

16For now have I chosenבָּחַ֤רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977and sanctifiedוְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ve.hik.Dash.tiH6942this houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,that my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034may be there forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:and mine eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and mine heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be there perpetuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

17And as for thee, if thou wilt walkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, as Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1walkedH1980,and doוְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and shalt observeתִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃tish.MorH8104my statutesוְחֻקַּ֥יve.chu.KaiH2706and my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941;

18Then will I stablishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of thy kingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438,according as I have covenantedכָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There shall not failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to berulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19But if ye turn awayתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725,and forsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800my statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֣יchu.ko.TaiH2708and my commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,which I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and shall goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them;

20Then will I pluck them up by the rootsוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428out of my landאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,will I cast outאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,and will makeוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414it to bea proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among all nationsהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

21And this houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,which is highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,shall be an astonishmentיִשֹּׁ֑םyi.ShomH8074to every one that passethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it; so that he shall sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Why hath the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and unto this houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

22And it shall be answeredוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Because they forsookעָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,which brought them forthהוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'AmH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and laid holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388on otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them, and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath he broughtהֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'H935all this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon them.

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