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1 Kings 8:25-29

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.

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