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1 Kings 8:25-29

25Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, OLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1thatwhichH834thou hastpromisedדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376in mysightH6440tositיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֠קrakH7535thychildrenבָנֶ֤יךָva.Nei.khaH1121takeH8104heedH8104to theirwayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870towalkלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980beforeH6440meH6440as thou hastwalkedהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980beforeH6440meH6440.

26Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,letH4994thywordדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.va.rei.khaH1697, IprayH4994thee, beverifiedיֵאָ֤מֶןye.'A.menH539,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou spakest unto thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

27But willGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430inveryהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088deeddwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,heavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808containיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee;howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834muchH637lessH637thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that I have builded!

28Yet have thourespectוּפָנִ֜יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437unto theprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650, and to hissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430, to hearken unto thecryהָֽרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440and to theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650prayethbeforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

29that thineeyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869may beopenפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605towardH413thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117, eventowardH413theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereof thou hastsaidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, Mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be there: to hearken unto theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichH834thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shallprayיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419towardH413thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

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