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2 Chronicles 6:24-31

24“Ifוְֽאִם־ve.'im-H518Your peopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478aredefeatedיִנָּגֵ֞ףyi.na.GefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440an enemyH340becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they have sinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against You, and they returnוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725to Youand praiseוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034Your nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419and pleadוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֛וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088houseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,

25then hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and forgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545the sinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403of Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and bringוַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙va.ha.shei.vo.TamH7725them backH7725to the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You have givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to them and to their fathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פve.la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

26“When theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064are shutבְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113upH6113and there is noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they have sinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against You, and they prayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and praiseוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034Your nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,and turnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from their sinמֵחַטָּאתָ֥םme.cha.ta.TamH2403whenכִּ֥יkiH3588You afflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them,

27then 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.And provideוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.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.

28“IfH3588there is afamineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,ifH3588there is a plagueדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,ifH3588there is blightשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711or mildewוְיֵרָק֜וֹןve.ye.ra.KonH3420,ifH3588there is locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697or grasshopperוְחָסִיל֙ve.cha.SilH2625,ifH3588their enemiesH340besiegeH6887them in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircitiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179,whateverכָּל־kol-H3605plagueנֶ֖גַעNe.ga'H5061or whateverוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there is,

29whateverH3605 H834prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605or pleaתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467is madeיִהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961by anyoneהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH3605 H120or by allH3605Your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376knowingיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045his own afflictionנִגְעוֹ֙nig.'OH5061and his own painוּמַכְאֹב֔וֹu.makh.'o.VoH4341,and spreadingוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566his handsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,

30then hearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Your dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349,and forgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545,and renderוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414to eachלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376according to allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824You knowתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045--for You aloneלְבַדְּךָ֣le.va.de.KhaH905knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045the heartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of mankindהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120--

31soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they mayfearיִֽירָא֗וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372You, to walkלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980in Your waysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870asH3605 H3117longH3605 H3117as they liveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416in the landהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834You have givenנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to our fathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

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