Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 6:24-40

24Andifוְֽאִם־ve.'im-H518thypeopleעַמְּךָ֧'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478be smittendownיִנָּגֵ֞ףyi.na.GefH5062beforeH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they havesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstH6440thee; and shallturnH7725againH7725andconfessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֧וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419andmakeH7725supplicationH6419beforeH6440thee in thishouseבַּבַּ֥יִתba.Ba.yitH1004:

25thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.Ma'H8085thou fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545thesinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbringוַהֲשֵׁיבוֹתָם֙va.ha.shei.vo.TamH7725themagainH7725unto thelandהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou gavest to them and to theirfathersוְלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פve.la.'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

26When theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064isshutבְּהֵעָצֵ֧רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113upאֶת־'et-H853, and there isnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they havesinnedיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398againstH413thee;ifכִּ֥יkiH3588theyprayוְהִֽתְפַּלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardH413thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andconfessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from theirsinH2398, when thou dostafflictתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:

27thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.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.TarH4306uponעַֽל־'al-H5921thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastgivenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

28Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there be in thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there bepestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588there be blasting ormildewוְיֵרָק֜וֹןve.ye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697or caterpiller;ifכִּ֧יkiH3588theirenemiesאוֹיְבָ֖יו'oy.VavH341besiege them in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircitiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179;whatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3605plagueH1698orwhatsoeverוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605sicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there be;

29whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834prayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467soever bemadeH3045byanyH3605manH376or byallH3605thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shallknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045everyH3605manH376hisownH1961plagueנִגְעוֹ֙nig.'OH5061and hisownH1961sorrowוּמַכְאֹב֔וֹu.makh.'o.VoH4341, and shallspreadוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566forthH3045hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardאֶל־'el-H413thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

30thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349, andforgiveוְסָ֣לַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.lach.taH5545, andrenderוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414untoeveryH3605manH376accordingמִן־min-H4480toallH3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thou knowest; (for thou,evenכִּ֤יkiH3588thouonlyלְבַדְּךָ֣le.va.de.KhaH905, knowest theheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenH376;)

31that they mayfearיִֽירָא֗וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee, towalkH1870in thywaysבִּדְרָכֶ֔יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870,soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616longהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117as theyliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416in thelandהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127whichH834thou gavest unto ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ סla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

32Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571concerning thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֗יha.na.khe.RiH5237, that isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808of thypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֣me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478, when he shallcomeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935from afarרְחוֹקָ֗הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776for thygreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419name’sשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, and thymightyהַחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handוְיָדְךָ֣ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, and thystretchedH5186outH5186armוּֽזְרֽוֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220; when they shallcomeוּבָ֥אוּu.Va.'uH935andpayH5186towardH413thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

33thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588from thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349, anddoוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213accordingעַל־'al-H5921toallכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605that thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237calleth to thee for; thatallכָל־khol-H3605thepeoplesעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּ֩ye.de.'UH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andfearוּלְיִרְאָ֤הu.le.yir.'AhH3372thee, as doth thypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that they mayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I havebuiltבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129, iscalledH7121by thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

34Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588thypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971goיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318outH3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921theirenemiesא֣וֹיְבָ֔יו'oy.VavH341, by whatsoeverwayH1870thou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, and theyprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419unto theetowardאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413thiscityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892whichH834thou hastchosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichH834I havebuiltבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

35thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and theirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467, and maintain theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941.

36IfH3588theysinH2398againstאֶל־'el-H413thee, (for there isnoH3808manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120that sinnethnotH3808,) and thou beangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them, anddeliverH5414them to theenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341,soH5414that they carry themawayוְשָׁב֧וּםve.sha.VumH7617captiveשׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛םshoei.HemH7617unto alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776farH7350offH7350ornearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;

37yetifH834they shall bethink themselves, in thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776whither they arecarriedH7617captiveנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617, andturnH7725againH7725, andmakeH7725supplication unto thee in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircaptivityH7633,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WeH834havesinnedH2398,weH834havedoneH2398perversely, and have dealtwickedlyוְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ve.ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;

38ifאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725unto thee withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theirheartלִבָּם֙li.BamH3820and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircaptivityH7633, whither they havecarriedH7617themcaptiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617, andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֗וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419towardH413theirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou gavest unto theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1, and thecityוְהָעִיר֙ve.ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastchosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977, andtowardH413thehouseוְלַבַּ֖יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havebuiltבָּנִ֥יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

39thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֨ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,evenH853from thydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֗shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמִמְּכ֣וֹןmi.me.KhonH4349, theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָם֙te.fi.la.TamH8605and theirsupplicationsתְּחִנֹּ֣תֵיהֶ֔םte.chi.No.tei.HemH8467, and maintain theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָ֑םmish.pa.TamH4941; andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834havesinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398againstמִן־min-H4480thee.

40Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258, O myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,letH4994, IbeseechH4994thee, thineeyesעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙'ei.Nei.khaH5869beopenפְּתֻח֔וֹתpe.tu.ChotH6605, andletH4994thineearsוְאָזְנֶ֖יךָve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241be attent, unto theprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605that ismadeיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961in thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

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