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1 Kings 8:35-50

35Whenheavenשָׁמַ֛יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064isshutבְּהֵעָצֵ֥רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113upאֶת־'et-H853, and there isnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they havesinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstH413thee;ifכִּ֥יkiH3588theyprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardH413thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andconfessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from theirsinH2398, when thou dostafflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:

36thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andforgiveוְסָ֨לַחְתָּ֜ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֤אתle.cha.TatH2403of thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and of thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when thou teachest them thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they shouldwalkH1870; andsendוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306uponעַל־'al-H5921thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastgivenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

37Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there be in thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there bepestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588there be blasting ormildewיֵרָק֜וֹןye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697or caterpiller;ifכִּ֧יkiH3588theirenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341besiege them in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircitiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179;whatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3605plagueH1698,whatsoeverכָּֽל־kal-H3605sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there be;

38whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soever bemadeH3045byanyH3605manH376, or byallH3605thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shallknowיֵדְע֗וּןye.de.'UnH3045everyH3605manH376theplagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of hisownתִֽהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824, andspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566forthH3045hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardאֶל־'el-H413thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

39thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349, andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.lach.TaH5545, anddoוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213, andrenderוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414untoeveryH3605manH376accordingH376toallH3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowest; (for thou,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588thouonlyלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905, knowest theheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofallH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenH376;)

40that they mayfearיִֽרָא֔וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372theeallכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that theyliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416in thelandהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834thou gavest unto ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

41Moreoverוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571concerning thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֔יha.na.khe.RiH5237, that isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808of thypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when he shallcomeוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935outאֶל־'el-H413of afarרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776for thyname’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616;

42(for they shallhearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085of thygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034, and of thymightyהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027, and of thystretchedH5186outH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;) when he shallcomeוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419towardאֶל־'el-H413thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

43hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349, anddoוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213accordingעַל־'al-H5921toallכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605that thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237calleth to thee for; thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeoplesעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, tofearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372thee, as doth thypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that they mayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I havebuiltבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129iscalledH7121by thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

44Ifכִּי־ki-H3588thypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921theirenemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341, by whatsoeverwayH1870thou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, and theyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068towardH413thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichH834thou hastchosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977, andtowardH413thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I havebuiltבָּנִ֥תִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

45thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and theirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467, and maintain theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941.

46IfH3588theysinH2398againstאֶל־'el-H413thee, (for there isnoH3808manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120that sinnethnotH3808,) and thou beangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them, anddeliverH5414them to theenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,soH5414that they carry themawayוְשָׁב֤וּםve.sha.VumH7617captiveשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617unto thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theenemyהָאוֹיֵ֔בha.'o.YevH341,farH7350offH7350ornearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;

47yetifH834they shall bethink themselves in thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither they arecarriedH7617captiveH7617, andturnH7725againH7725, andmakeH7725supplication unto thee in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of them thatcarriedH7617themcaptiveH7617,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WeH834havesinnedH2398, and havedoneH2398perversely,weH834have dealtwickedlyרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;

48ifH834theyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto thee withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theirheartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,whichH834carriedH7617themcaptiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617, andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theetowardH413theirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776,whichH834thou gavest unto theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichH834thou hastchosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I havebuiltבָּנִ֥יתִיba.ni.taH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

49thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and theirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349, and maintain theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941;

50andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֤ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֙le.'a.me.KhaH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834havesinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398againstH6440thee, andallH3605theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588whereinאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they havetransgressedפָּשְׁעוּ־pa.she.'u-H6586againstH6440thee; andgiveוּנְתַתָּ֧םu.ne.ta.TamH5414themcompassionוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355beforeH6440thoseH3605whocarriedH7617themcaptiveH7617, that they may havecompassionH7355on them:

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