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2 Chronicles 6:4-6

4And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who hath with his handsוּבְיָדָ֥יוu.ve.ya.DavH3027fulfilledמִלֵּ֖אmi.Le'H4390thatwhich he spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696with his mouthבְּפִ֔יוbe.FivH6310to my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Since the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I brought forthהוֹצֵ֣אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318my peopleעַמִּי֮'a.MiH5971out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714I choseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977no cityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892among all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004in, that my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there; neither choseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977I any manבְאִ֔ישׁve.'IshH376to be a rulerנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

6But I have chosenוָאֶבְחַר֙va.'ev.CharH977Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,that my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there; and have chosenוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔ידbe.da.VidH1732to be over my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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