New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 9:3-5

3And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I have heardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085your prayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605and your pleaתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have offeredהִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהhit.cha.Nan.tahH2603beforeלְפָנַי֒le.fa.NaiH6440Me; I have consecratedהִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have builtבָּנִ֔תָהba.Ni.tahH1129,by puttingלָשֽׂוּם־la.sum-H7760My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769, andMy eyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and My heartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820will be thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

4As for you,ifאִם־'im-H518you walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440Me as your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732walkedהָלַ֜ךְha.LakhH1980,in integrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824and honestyוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476,actingלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in accordance with everythingכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you, and ifyou keepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104My statutesחֻקַּ֥יchu.KaiH2706and My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,

5thenI will establishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of your kingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467overH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,justH3512asH3512Ipromisedדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696to your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You shall not be deprivedיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772of a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

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