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2 Chronicles 7:17-20

17And as for thee, if thou wilt walkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, as Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1walkedH1980,and doוְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213according to all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and shalt observeתִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃tish.MorH8104my statutesוְחֻקַּ֥יve.chu.KaiH2706and my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941;

18Then will I stablishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of thy kingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438,according as I have covenantedכָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There shall not failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to berulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19But if ye turn awayתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725,and forsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800my statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֣יchu.ko.TaiH2708and my commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687,which I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and shall goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them;

20Then will I pluck them up by the rootsוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428out of my landאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,will I cast outאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,and will makeוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414it to bea proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among all nationsהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

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