New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 7:12-16

12Then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010at nightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605andhave chosenוּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiH977thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725for Myself as a houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005I shutאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113up the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064so that there is noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306,or ifוְהֵן־ve.hen-H2005I commandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680the locustחָגָ֖בcha.GavH2284to devourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I sendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698among My peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971,

14and My peopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834are calledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034humbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves and prayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419and seekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245My faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440and turnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from their wickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870,then I will hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,will forgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545their sinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403and will healוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869will be openפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605and My earsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attentiveקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183to theprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605offeredin thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

16Fornowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258I have chosenבָּחַ֤רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977and consecratedוְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ve.hik.Dash.tiH6942thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034may be thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,and My eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and My heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820will be thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033perpetuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

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