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2 Chronicles 6:12-21

12And hestoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in thepresenceH6440ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֖שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forth hishandsכַּפָּֽיו׃ka.PavH3709:

13(forSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213a brasen scaffold, offiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֜וֹת'a.MotH520longאָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.KoH753, andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֙'a.mOtH520broadH5048, andthreeשָׁל֖וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969cubitsוְאַמּ֥וֹתve.'a.MotH520highקוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967, and hadsetH5414it in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecourtהָעֲזָרָה֒ha.'a.za.RahH5835; anduponH5921it hestoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975, andkneeledH1290downH5414uponH5921hiskneesH1290beforeH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andspreadוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566forthH5414hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardH5921heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064:)

14and hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, OLORDH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, there isnoאֵין־'ein-H369Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430like thee, in theheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, or in theearthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776; who keepestcovenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andmercyH3068with thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, thatwalkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theirheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820:

15who hastkeptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1thatwhichH834thou didstpromiseH1696him: yea, thou spakest with thymouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, and hastfulfilledמִלֵּ֖אתָmi.Le.taH4390it with thinehandוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

16Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, OLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1thatwhichH834thou hastpromisedדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376in mysightH6440tositיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֠קrakH7535thychildrenבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121takeH8104heedH8104to theirwayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870, towalkלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980in mylawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451as thou hastwalkedהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980beforeH6440meH6440.

17Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,letH6258thywordדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697beverifiedיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou spakest unto thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

18But willGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430inveryהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088deeddwellיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427withmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?beholdהִ֠נֵּהHi.nehH2009,heavenשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and theheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808containיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee;howH834muchH637lessH637thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I have builded!

19Yet 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 thecryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440and to theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650prayethbeforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:

20that thineeyesעֵינֶ֨יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869may beopenפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605towardH413thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915, eventowardH413theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereof thou hastsaidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559that thou wouldestputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034there; to hearken unto theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605whichH834thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shallprayיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419towardH413thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

21And hearken thou to thesupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֵ֤יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650, and of thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when they shallprayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419towardH413thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725: yea,hearH8085thou from thydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמִמְּק֤וֹםmi.me.KomH4725, even fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and when thou hearest,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

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