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1 Chronicles 17:16-27

16AndDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who am I, OLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, and what is myhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004, that thou hastbroughtהֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִיha.vi.'o.Ta.niH935me thusfarהֲלֹֽם׃ha.LomH1988?

17And yet this was a smallthingוַתִּקְטַ֨ןva.tik.TanH6994in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, OGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430; for thou hast alsospokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696of thyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004for a great while tocomeלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350, and hastregardedוּרְאִיתַ֗נִיu.re.'i.Ta.niH7200me according to theestateכְּת֧וֹרke.TorH8448of amanהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120of highdegreeהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609, OLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

18WhatcanH3254Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732speakmoreH3254to thee for thehonourלְכָב֣וֹדle.kha.VodH3519of thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650? for thouknowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650.

19OLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068, for thyservant’sעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650sake, and according to thy ownheartוּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔u.khe.li.be.KhaH3820, hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֕יתָ'a.Si.taH6213all thisgreatnessהַגְּדוּלָּ֖הha.ge.du.LahH1420, in makingknownלְהֹדִ֖יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045all these greatthingsהַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ha.ge.du.LotH1420.

20OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, there is none like thee, neither is there anyGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430besidesזוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108thee, according to all that we haveheardשָׁמַ֖עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085with ourearsבְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃be.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.

21And whatoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259nationגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471in theearthבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is like thypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whomGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980toredeemלִפְדּ֧וֹתlif.DotH6299to be his ownpeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971, tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thee anameשֵׁ֚םShemH8034bygreatגְּדֻלּ֣וֹתge.du.LotH1420and terriblethingsוְנֹרָא֔וֹתve.no.ra.'otH3372, by drivingoutלְגָרֵ֗שׁle.ga.ReshH1644nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֧יmi.pe.NeiH6440thypeopleעַמְּךָ֛'a.me.KhaH5971, whom thou hastredeemedפָּדִ֥יתָpa.Di.taH6299out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?

22For thypeopleעַמְּךָ֨'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478didst thoumakeוַ֠תִּתֵּןVa.ti.tenH5414thy ownpeopleלְעָ֖םle.'AmH5971forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769; and thou,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, becamest theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

23Therefore now,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, let thethingהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696concerning thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650and concerning hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004beestablishedיֵאָמֵ֖ןye.'a.MenH539forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769, anddoוַעֲשֵׂ֖הva.'a.SehH6213as thou hastsaidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

24Let it even beestablishedוְ֠יֵֽאָמֵןVe.ye.'a.menH539, that thynameשִׁמְךָ֤shim.KhaH8034may bemagnifiedוְיִגְדַּ֨לve.yig.DalH1431forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, even aGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and let thehouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650beestablishedנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

25For thou, O myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, hasttoldגָּלִ֙יתָ֙ אֹ֣זֶןga.Li.ta 'O.zenH1540 H241thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650that thou wiltbuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129him anhouseבָּ֑יִתBa.yitH1004: therefore thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hathfoundמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672in his heart toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee.

26And now,LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thou artGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and hastpromisedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696thisgoodnessהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896to thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650:

27Now therefore let itpleaseהוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ho.'Al.taH2974thee toblessלְבָרֵךְ֙le.va.reKhH1288thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, that it may bebeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769: for thoublessestבֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.taH1288, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and it shall beblessedוּמְבֹרָ֖ךְu.me.vo.RakhH1288foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ פle.'o.LamH5769.

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