New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 6:36-39

36“WhenH3588they sinיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against You (for thereH369isH369noH369oneאָדָם֙'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 a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350off orא֥וֹ'oH176nearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138,

37if theytakeוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.he.Shi.vuH7725it to heartלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824in the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033they are takenH7617captiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617,and repentוְשָׁ֣בוּ׀ve.Sha.vuH7725and pleadוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603to You in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their captivityשִׁבְיָם֙shiv.YamH7628,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘We have sinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,we have doneH5753wrongהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּhe.'e.Vi.nuH5753and have actedH7561wickedlyוְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ve.ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561’;

38ifthey returnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to You with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605their soulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of their captivityשִׁבְיָ֖םshiv.YamH7628,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they have been takenH7617captiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617,and prayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have givenנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to their fathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1and the cityוְהָעִיר֙ve.ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have chosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977,and toward the houseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have builtבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for Your nameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034,

39then hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,from Your dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֗shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349,their prayerתְּפִלָּתָם֙te.fi.la.TamH8605and pleadingsתְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔םte.chi.No.tei.HemH8467,and maintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213their causeמִשְׁפָּטָ֑םmish.pa.TamH4941,and forgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545Your peopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have sinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against You.

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