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1 Chronicles 29:13-25

13Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587thankמוֹדִ֥יםmo.DimH3034thee, andpraiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984thygloriousתִּפְאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597nameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034.

14But who am I, andwhatH4310is mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, thatweH3588should beableוּמִיָּדְךָ֖u.mi.ya.de.KhaH3027toofferH5414soH4480willinglyלְהִתְנַדֵּ֖בle.hit.na.DevH5068afterH4480this sort? forallהַכֹּ֔לha.KolH3605things come of thee, and of thine own haveweH3588givenH5414thee.

15Forweאֲנַ֧חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587arestrangersגֵרִ֨יםge.RimH1616beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andsojournersוְתוֹשָׁבִ֖יםve.to.sha.VimH8453, asallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1were: ourdaysיָמֵ֛ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117on theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776are as ashadowכַּצֵּ֧ל׀ka.TzelH6738, and there isnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369abiding.

16OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,allכֹ֣לkholH3605this store thatweאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834havepreparedהֲכִינֹ֔נוּha.khi.No.nuH3559tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129thee anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for thineholyקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034cometh of thinehandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027, and isallהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605thine own.

17Iknowוְיָדַ֣עְתִּיve.ya.Da'.tiH3045also, myGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, that thou triest theheartלֵבָ֔בle.VavH3824, and hastpleasureH8057inuprightnessבְּיֹ֤שֶׁרbe.Yo.sherH3476, As formeH7200, in theuprightnessH3476of mineheartלְבָבִי֙le.va.ViH3824I havewillinglyH5068offeredH5068allכָל־khol-H3605theseH428things: andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258have IseenH7200withjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,whichH428arepresentהַנִּמְצְאוּ־ha.nim.tze.'u-H4672hereפֹ֔הFohH6311, toofferH5068willinglyH5068unto thee.

18OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱ֠לֹהֵי'E.lo.heiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֞ם'av.ra.HamH85, ofIsaacיִצְחָ֤קyitz.ChakH3327, and ofIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,keepשֳׁמְרָה־shom.rah-H8104this foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769in the imagination of thethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֖וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of theheartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of thypeopleעַמֶּ֑ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971; andprepareוְהָכֵ֥ןve.ha.KhenH3559theirheartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824unto thee:

19andgiveתֵּ֚ןtenH5414untoSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הve.lish.lo.MohH8010mysonבְנִ֗יve.NiH1121aperfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824, tokeepלִשְׁמוֹר֙lish.mOrH8104thycommandmentsמִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khaH4687, thytestimoniesעֵדְוֹתֶ֖יךָ'e.de.vo.Tei.khaH5715, and thystatutesH2708, and todoH6213allH3605theseH3605things, and tobuildוְלִבְנ֖וֹתve.liv.NotH1129the palace, for thewhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havemadeH6213provisionהֲכִינֽוֹתִי׃ פha.khi.No.tiH3559.

20AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951,Nowנָ֖אna'H4994blessבָּֽרְכוּ־ba.re.khu-H1288theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430. Andallכָֽל־khol-H3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֗לha.ka.HalH6951blessedוַיְבָרֲכ֣וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, andbowedH7812downוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812their heads, and worshipped theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, and thekingוְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ve.la.Me.lekhH4428.

21And theysacrificedוַיִּזְבְּח֣וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְ֠בָחִיםZe.va.chimH2077unto theLORDH3068, andofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068unto theLORDH3068, on the morrowafterלְֽמָחֳרַת֮le.mo.cho.RatH4283thatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, even athousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505bullocks, athousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352, and athousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532, with their drinkofferingsH3068, andsacrificesוּזְבָחִ֥יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

22anddidH3117eatוַיֹּאכְל֨וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֜וּvai.yish.TuH8354beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068on thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419gladnessבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057. And they madeSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlish.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732kingוַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427thesecondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145time, andanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886him unto theLORDלַיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068to beprinceלְנָגִ֥ידle.na.GidH5057, andZadokוּלְצָד֖וֹקu.le.tza.DokH6659to bepriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

23ThenSolomonשְׁ֠לֹמֹהShe.lo.mohH8010satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of theLORDיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068askingלְמֶ֛לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428insteadתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1, and prospered; andallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478obeyedוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085him.

24Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269, and themightyוְהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםve.hag.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121likewise ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, submitted themselves untoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

25And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068magnifiedוַיְגַדֵּ֨לvay.ga.DelH1431Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010exceedinglyלְמַ֔עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbestowedוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414uponH5921himsuchאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438majestyה֣וֹדHodH1935as hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been onanyכָּל־kol-H3605kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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