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2 Samuel 7:18-29

18Then wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732in, and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who amI, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069? and what ismy houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004,that thou hast broughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935me hithertoהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988?

19And this was yet a small thingוַתִּקְטַן֩va.tik.TanH6994in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;but thou hast spokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֛רva.te.da.BerH1696also of thy servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for a great while to comeלְמֵֽרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350. And isthis the mannerתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8452of manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069?

20And what canH3254Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sayלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696moreH3254unto thee? for thou, Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069,knowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650.

21For thy word’sדְּבָֽרְךָ֙de.va.re.KhaH1697sake, and according to thine own heartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820,hast thou doneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all these great thingsהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420,to make thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650knowלְהוֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045them.

22Wherefore thou art greatגָּדַ֖לְתָּga.Dal.taH1431,O LordH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430: for there is none like thee, neither is there anyGodH430besideזֽוּלָתֶ֔ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108thee, according to all that we have heardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with our earsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

23And what oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776islike thy peopleכְעַמְּךָ֙khe.'a.me.KhaH5971, evenlike Israelכְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לke.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom Godאֱ֠לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלְכֽוּ־hal.khu-H1980to redeemלִפְדּֽוֹת־lif.dot-H6299for a peopleלְעָ֜םle.'AmH5971to himself, and to makeוְלָשׂ֧וּםve.la.SumH7760him a nameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213for you great thingsהַגְּדוּלָּ֤הha.ge.du.LahH1420and terribleוְנֹֽרָאוֹת֙ve.no.ra.'OtH3372,for thy landלְאַרְצֶ֔ךָle.'ar.Tze.khaH776,beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440thy peopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971,which thou redeemedstפָּדִ֤יתָpa.Di.taH6299to thee from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, fromthe nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471and their godsוֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ve.lo.HavH430?

24For thou hast confirmedוַתְּכ֣וֹנֵֽןva.te.Kho.nenH3559to thyself thy peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478to bea peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971unto thee forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:and thou, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,art becomeהָיִ֥יתָha.Yi.taH1961their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃ סle.lo.HimH430.

25And now, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,and concerning his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,establishהָקֵ֖םha.KemH6965itforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hast saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

26And let thy nameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034be magnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isthe Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and let the houseוּבֵית֙u.VeitH1004of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732be establishedנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

27For thou, O Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hast revealedגָּלִ֜יתָה אֹ֤זֶןga.Li.tah 'O.zenH241 H1540to thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,I will buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129thee an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004:therefore hath thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650foundמָצָ֤אma.Tza'H4672in his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419this prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֖הha.te.fi.LahH8605unto thee.

28And now, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069, thou artthat Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and thy wordsוּדְבָרֶ֖יךָu.de.va.Rei.khaH1697be trueאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571,and thou hast promisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696this goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896unto thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

29Therefore now let it pleaseהוֹאֵל֙ho.'ElH2974thee to blessוּבָרֵךְ֙u.va.reKhH1288the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,that it may continue for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: for thou, O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,hast spokenדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696it:and with thy blessingוּמִבִּרְכָ֣תְךָ֔u.mi.bir.Kha.te.khaH1293let the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650be blessedיְבֹרַ֥ךְye.vo.RakhH1288for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

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