New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 8:50-53

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

51(for they are Your peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971and Your inheritanceוְנַחֲלָתְךָ֖ve.na.cha.la.te.KhaH5159whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834You have broughtH3318outH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the midstמִתּ֖וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of the ironהַבַּרְזֶֽל׃ha.bar.ZelH1270furnaceכּ֥וּרkurH3564),

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

53For You have singledH914them outH914from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776as Your inheritanceלְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.LahH5159,justH3512asH3512You spokeדִּבַּ֜רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696throughבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872Your servantעַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,when You broughtH3318our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֛ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1outH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.”

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