Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:27-30

27But will Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552dwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?behold, the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and heavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064of heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannot containיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee; how much lessאַ֕ף'afH637this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that I have buildedבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129?

28Yet have thou respectוּפָנִ֜יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437unto the prayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650,and to his supplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,to hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֤עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto the cryהָֽרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440and to the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605,which thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650prayethמִתְפַּלֵּ֥לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee to dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

29That thine eyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869may be openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605toward this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117, eventoward the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725of which thou hast saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be there: that thou mayest hearkenלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085unto the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605which thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shall makeיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

30And hearkenוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085thou to the supplicationתְּחִנַּ֤תte.chi.NatH8467of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,and of thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when they shall prayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:and hearתִּשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725:and when thou hearestוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

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