New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 8:46-53

46“WhenH3588they sinיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against You (forthereH369is noH369manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834does not sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398)and You are angryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them and deliverוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them to an enemyH340, so thatthey takeH7617them away captiveH7628to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the enemyH340,farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350off orא֥וֹ'oH176nearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;

47if theytakeוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.he.Shi.vuH7725thoughtלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033they have been takenנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617captiveH7628,and repentוְשָׁ֣בוּ׀ve.Sha.vuH7725and makeH2603supplicationH2603to You in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of those who have takenשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617them captiveH7628,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398and have committedH5753iniquityH5753,we have actedH7561wickedlyרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561’;

48if they returnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to You with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605their soulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their enemiesH340whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have takenשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617them captiveH7628, andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419to You towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have givenנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977,and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have builtבָּנִ֥יתִיba.ni.taH1129for Your nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034;

49then hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085their prayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and their supplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064Your dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349,and maintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941,

50and forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֤ve.sa.lach.TaH5545Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֙le.'a.me.KhaH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against You and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have transgressedפָּשְׁעוּ־pa.she.'u-H6586against You, andmakeוּנְתַתָּ֧םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them objects ofcompassionלְרַחֲמִ֛יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440those who have takenשֹׁבֵיהֶ֖םshoei.HemH7617them captiveH7628,that they may haveH7355compassionוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355on them

51(for they are Your peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971and Your inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You have broughtH3318forthH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the midstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the ironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceכּ֥וּרkurH3564),

52that Your eyesעֵינֶ֤יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869may be openפְתֻחוֹת֙fe.tu.chOtH6605to the supplicationתְּחִנַּ֣תte.chi.NatH8467of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650and to the supplicationתְּחִנַּ֖תte.chi.NatH8467of Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to them wheneverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605they callקָרְאָ֥םka.re.'AmH7121to You.

53For You have separatedהִבְדַּלְתָּ֤םhiv.dal.TamH914them from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776as Your inheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159,as You spokeדִּבַּ֜רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696throughבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872Your servantעַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,when You broughtH3318our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1forthH3318from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.”

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