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1 Kings 8:22-30

22AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the presenceofנֶ֖גֶדNe.gedH5048all thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and spreadforthוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:

23And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, there is noGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430like thee, inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, or onearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath, whokeepestשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285andmercyוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617with thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650thatwalkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee with all theirheartלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820:

24Who hastkeptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1that which thou didstpromiseדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him: thou didstspeakוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696also with thymouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, and hastfulfilledמִלֵּ֖אתָmi.Le.taH4390it with thyhandוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

25Therefore now,LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepשְׁ֠מֹרShe.morH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1that which thou didstpromiseדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shall notfailיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376in mysightמִלְּפָנַ֔יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440tositיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;providedרַ֠קrakH7535thychildrenבָנֶ֤יךָva.Nei.khaH1121takeheedיִשְׁמְר֨וּyish.me.RuH8104to theirwayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870, that theywalkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me as thou hastwalkedH1980beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440me.

26And now, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, let thywordדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.va.rei.khaH1697, I pray thee, beverifiedיֵאָ֤מֶןye.'A.menH539, which thou didstspeakדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֖le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

27But willGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552dwellיֵשֵׁ֥בye.ShevH3427on theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776? behold, theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotcontainיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee; how muchlessאַ֕ף'afH637thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004that I havebuiltבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129?

28Yet have thourespectוּפָנִ֜יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437to theprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650, and to hissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430, tohearkenלִשְׁמֹ֤עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to thecryהָֽרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440and to theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605, which thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650prayethמִתְפַּלֵּ֥לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117:

29That thyeyesעֵינֶ֨ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869may beopenפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605toward thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117, even toward theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725of which thou hastsaidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, Mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be there: that thou mayesthearkenלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085to theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605which thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650shallmakeיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419toward thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

30Andhearkenוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085thou to thesupplicationתְּחִנַּ֤תte.chi.NatH8467of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650, and of thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when they shallprayיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419toward thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725: andhearתִּשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725: and when thouhearestוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

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