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2 Chronicles 6:14-21

14And saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, there isno Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430like thee in the heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,nor in the earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776;which keepestשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285, and shewestmercyוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617unto thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,that walkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee with all their heartsלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820:

15Thou which hast keptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104with thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1that which thou hast promisedדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him; and spakestוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696with thy mouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,and hast fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אתָmi.Le.taH4390itwith thine handוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as it isthis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

16Now therefore, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepשְׁ֠מֹרShe.morH8104with thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1that which thou hast promisedדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There shall not failיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772thee a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376in my sightמִלְּפָנַ֔יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440to sitיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;yet soרַ֠קrakH7535that thy childrenבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121take heedיִשְׁמְר֨וּyish.me.RuH8104to their wayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870to walkH3212in my lawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451,as thou hast walkedH1980beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440me.

17Now then, O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,let thy wordדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697be verifiedיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539,which thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696unto thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

18But will Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430in very deedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552dwellיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427with menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?behold, heavenשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and the heavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064of heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannot containיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee; how much less this houseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which I have builtבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129!

19Have respectוּפָנִ֜יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437therefore to 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 cryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440and the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605which thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650prayethמִתְפַּלֵּ֥לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:

20That thine eyesעֵינֶ֨יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869may be openפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605upon this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,upon the placeהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereof thou hast saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559that thou wouldest putלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760thy nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034there; to hearkenלִשְׁמ֙וֹעַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085unto the prayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605which thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650prayethיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

21Hearkenוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085therefore unto the supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֵ֤יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650,and of thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which they shall makeיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419toward this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:hearתִּשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085thou from thy dwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמִמְּק֤וֹםmi.me.KomH4725, evenfrom heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and when thou hearestוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

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