Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:41-43

41Moreover concerning a strangerהַנָּכְרִ֔יha.na.khe.RiH5237, that isnot of thy peopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,but cometh outוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935of a farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776forלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thy name’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sake;

42(For they shall hearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085of thy greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,and of thy strongהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,and of thy stretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;)when he shall comeוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935and prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419toward this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

43Hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou in heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thy dwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349,and doוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to all that the strangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121to thee for: that all peopleעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045thy nameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034,to fearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372thee, as dothy peopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and that they may knowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have buildedבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129,is calledנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121by thy nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

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