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1 Chronicles 17:21-27

21And what oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in the earthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776islike thy peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whom Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980to redeemלִפְדּ֧וֹתlif.DotH6299to behis own peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971,to makeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thee a nameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034of greatnessגְּדֻלּ֣וֹתge.du.LotH1420and terriblenessוְנֹרָא֔וֹתve.no.ra.'otH3372,by driving outלְגָרֵ֗שׁle.ga.ReshH1644nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471from beforeמִפְּנֵ֧יmi.pe.NeiH6440thy peopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971,whom thou hast redeemedפָּדִ֥יתָpa.Di.taH6299out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

22For thy peopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478didst thou makeוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414thine own peopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769;and thou, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,becamest their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23Therefore now, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,let the thingהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and concerning his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004be establishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769,and doוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hast saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

24Let it even be establishedוְ֠יֵֽאָמֵןVe.ye.'a.menH539,that thy nameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034may be magnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635isthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, evena Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and letthe houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650beestablishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

25For thou, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,hast toldגָּלִ֙יתָ֙ אֹ֣זֶןga.Li.ta 'O.zenH241 H1540thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650that thou wilt buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129him an houseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004:therefore thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hath foundמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672in his heartto prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

26And now, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thou art Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and hast promisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696this goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896unto thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

27Now therefore let it pleaseהוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ho.'Al.taH2974thee to blessלְבָרֵךְ֙le.va.reKhH1288the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,that it may be beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769:for thou blessestבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and it shall beblessedוּמְבֹרָ֖ךְu.me.vo.RakhH1288for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

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