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1 Kings 8:35-50

35“When the heavensשָׁמַ֛יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064are shutבְּהֵעָצֵ֥רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113upH6113and there is noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they have sinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against You, and they prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and praiseוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034Your nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and turnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from their sinוּמֵחַטָּאתָ֥םu.me.cha.ta.TamH2403whenכִּ֥יkiH3588You afflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them,

36then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and forgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545the sinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and Your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588,teachתוֹרֵ֛םto.RemH3384them the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they are to walkיֵֽלְכוּ־ye.le.khu-H1980. Andprovideוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306on Your landאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You have givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971as an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

37“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there is a famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there is a plagueדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588there isblightשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711ormildewיֵרָק֜וֹןye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697orgrasshopperחָסִיל֙cha.SilH2625,ifכִּ֧יkiH3588their enemyH340harassesיָֽצַר־ya.tzar-H6887them in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircitiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179,whateverכָּל־kol-H3605plagueנֶ֖גַעNe.ga'H5061,whateverכָּֽל־kal-H3605sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there is,

38whateverH3605 H834prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605or pleaתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467is offeredתִֽהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961by anyH3605personהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120orby allH3605Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376knowingיֵדְע֗וּןye.de.'UnH3045the afflictionנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of his own heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,and spreadingוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

39then hearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Your dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349,and forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.lach.TaH5545and actוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213,and giveוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414to eachלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376in accordance with allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824You knowתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045--forYou aloneלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045the heartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of allכָּל־kol-H3605mankindבְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃be.Nei ha.'a.DamH1121 H120--

40soלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they willfearיִֽרָא֔וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372You allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that they liveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416on thelandהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834You have givenנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

41“Alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571regardingאֶל־'el-H413the foreignerהַנָּכְרִ֔יha.na.khe.RiH5237whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is not of Your peopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when he comesוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935from a farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776on accountלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034

42(for they will hearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085of Your greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034and Your mightyהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,and of Your outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220);when he comesוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935and praysוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419towardאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,

43hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064Your dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349,and actוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213in accordance with allכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605for whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the foreignerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callsיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121to You, inH4616orderH4616thatH4616allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045Your nameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, tofearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372You, as doYour peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that they may knowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thatthisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have builtבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129is calledנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121by Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

44“Whenכִּי־ki-H3588Your peopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outH3318to battleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921their enemyH340,by whateverאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870You sendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, andthey prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have builtבָּנִ֥תִיba.Ni.tiH1129for Your nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034,

45then hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064their prayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and their pleadingתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467,and maintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941.

46“WhenH3588they sinיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against You (forthereH369isH369noH369personאָדָם֙'a.DamH120whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834does not sinיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398)and You are angryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them and turnH5414them overH5414to an enemyH340, so thatthey takeH7617them awayH7617captiveH7617to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the enemyH340,distantרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350orא֥וֹ'oH176nearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;

47if theytakeוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.he.Shi.vuH7725it to heartלִבָּ֔םli.BamH3820in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033they have been takenH7617captiveH7617,and repentוְשָׁ֣בוּ׀ve.Sha.vuH7725and imploreH2603Yourfavorוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of those who have takenH7617them captiveH7617,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398and doneH5753wrongוְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּve.he.'e.Vi.nuH5753,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 takenH7617them captiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617, 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 pleadingתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Your dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349,and maintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃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 wrongdoingsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have committedפָּשְׁעוּ־pa.she.'u-H6586against You, andmakeוּנְתַתָּ֧םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them objects ofcompassionלְרַחֲמִ֛יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440those who have takenH7617them captiveH7617,so that they will haveH7355compassionוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355onH7355them

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