New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 8:27-30

27“But will Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552dwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?Beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and thehighestוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808containיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557You, howH637muchH637 H3588lessH637thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have builtבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129!

28Yet haveH6437regardH6437to theprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650and to his supplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,to listenלִשְׁמֹ֤עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to the cryהָֽרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440and to the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650praysמִתְפַּלֵּ֥לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

29that Your eyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869may be openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605towardH413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117,towardH413the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725of whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,’to listenלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085to the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shall prayיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419towardH413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

30Listenוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085to the supplicationתְּחִנַּ֤תte.chi.NatH8467of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and of Your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they prayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419towardH413thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;hearתִּשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064Your dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725;hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085andforgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

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