Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 9:2-9

2that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010thesecondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145time, as he hadappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto him atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I haveheardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605and thysupplicationתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467, that thou hastmadeH7760beforeלְפָנַי֒le.fa.NaiH6440meאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413: I have hallowed thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,whichH834thou hastbuiltבָּנִ֔תָהba.Ni.tahH1129, toputH7760mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034there foreverH5769; and mineeyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and mineheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be thereperpetuallyH5769.

4And as for thee,ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltwalkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforeH6440meH6440, asDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1walkedהָלַ֜ךְha.LakhH1980, inintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537ofheartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824, and inuprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476, todoלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213accordingH4941toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and wiltkeepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקַּ֥יchu.KaiH2706and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941;

5then I willestablishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of thykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;accordingH5921as Ipromisedדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376uponH5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Butifאִם־'im-H518ye shallturnשׁ֨וֹבShovH7725awayתְּשֻׁב֜וּןte.shu.VunH7725fromfollowingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310meH5414, ye or yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121andnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859, but shallgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them:

7then will Icutוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH7971of thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havegivenH5414them; and thishouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have hallowed for mynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034, will IcastH5414outH7971of mysightH6440; andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be aproverbH4912and abywordלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912amongallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

8And though thishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004besoH6213high, yet shalleveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that passeth by beastonishedיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074, and shallhissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319; and they shallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Whyמֶ֨הmehH4100hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneH6213thusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602unto thislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and to thishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9and they shallanswerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,BecauseH5921they forsook theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,whichH834broughtH935forthH3318theirfathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, andlaidH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430, and worshipped them, andservedוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451uponH5921them.

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