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1 Kings 8:35-50

35Whenheavenשָׁמַ֛יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064is shutupבְּהֵעָצֵ֥רbe.he.'a.TzerH6113, and there is norainמָטָ֖רma.TarH4306, because they havesinnedיֶחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee; if theyprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419toward thisplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andconfessוְהוֹד֣וּve.ho.DuH3034thynameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, andturnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725from theirsinוּמֵחַטָּאתָ֥םu.me.cha.ta.TamH2403, when thouafflictestתַעֲנֵֽם׃ta.'a.NemH6031them:

36Thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עtish.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, that thou mayestteachתוֹרֵ֛םto.RemH3384them thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896wayהַדֶּ֥רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in which they shouldwalkH3212, andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414rainמָטָר֙ma.TarH4306upon thylandאַרְצְךָ֔'ar.tze.KhaH776, which thou hastgivenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֖le.'a.me.KhaH5971for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָֽה׃ סle.na.cha.LahH5159.

37If there shall be in thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776famineרָעָ֞בra.'AvH7458, if there shall bepestilenceדֶּ֣בֶרDe.verH1698,blightingשִׁדָּפ֨וֹןshi.da.FonH7711,mildewיֵרָק֜וֹןye.ra.KonH3420,locustאַרְבֶּ֤ה'ar.BehH697, or if there shall becaterpillerחָסִיל֙cha.SilH2625; if theirenemyאֹיְב֖וֹ'o.ye.VoH341shallbesiegeיָֽצַר־ya.tzar-H6887them in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theircitiesשְׁעָרָ֑יוshe.'a.RavH8179; whateverplagueנֶ֖גַעNe.ga'H5061, whateversicknessמַחֲלָֽה׃ma.cha.LahH4245there shall be ;

38Whateverprayerתְּפִלָּ֣הte.fi.LahH8605andsupplicationתְּחִנָּ֗הte.chi.NahH8467shall be made by anymanהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, or by all thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who shallknowיֵדְע֗וּןye.de.'UnH3045everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376theplagueנֶ֣גַעNe.ga'H5061of his ownheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824, and spreadforthוּפָרַ֥שׂu.fa.RasH6566hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709toward thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:

39Thenhearתִּשְׁמַ֨עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֙ךָ֙shiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֤וֹןme.KhonH4349, andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֣ve.sa.lach.TaH5545, anddoוְעָשִׂ֔יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213, andgiveוְנָתַתָּ֤ve.na.ta.TaH5414to everymanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376according to hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, whoseheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824thouknowestתֵּדַ֖עte.Da'H3045; (for thou, even thou only,knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045theheartsלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824of all thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָֽם׃ha.'a.DamH120;)

40That they mayfearיִֽרָא֔וּךָyi.ra.'U.khaH3372thee all thedaysהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that theyliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416inפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440thelandהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127which thougavestנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to ourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1.

41Moreover concerning astrangerהַנָּכְרִ֔יha.na.khe.RiH5237, that is not of thypeopleמֵעַמְּךָ֥me.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, but comethoutוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935of afarרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776forלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thyname’sשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034sake;

42(For they shallhearיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085of thygreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034, and of thystrongהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027, and of thyoutstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֑הha.ne.tu.YahH5186armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220;) when he shallcomeוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לve.hit.pa.LelH6419toward thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;

43Hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתֶּ֔ךָshiv.Te.khaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349, anddoוְעָשִׂ֕יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to all that thestrangerהַנָּכְרִ֑יha.na.khe.RiH5237callethיִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'H7121to thee for: that allpeopleעַמֵּ֨י'a.MeiH5971of theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowיֵדְעוּן֩ye.de.'UnH3045thynameשְׁמֶ֗ךָshe.Me.khaH8034, tofearלְיִרְאָ֤הle.yir.'AhH3372thee, as do thypeopleכְּעַמְּךָ֣ke.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and that they mayknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045that thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, which I havebuiltבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129, iscalledנִקְרָ֔אnik.Ra'H7121by thynameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034.

44If thypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971gooutיֵצֵ֨אye.Tze'H3318tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֙la.mil.cha.MahH4421against theirenemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,whereverבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thou shaltsendתִּשְׁלָחֵ֑םtish.la.ChemH7971them, and shallprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419to theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068towardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which thou hastchosenבָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and toward thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that I havebuiltבָּנִ֥תִיba.Ni.tiH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

45Thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and theirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467, andmaintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941.

46If they shallsinיֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ye.chet.'u-H2398against thee, (for there is nomanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120thatsinnethיֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'H2398not,) and thou shalt beangryוְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.TaH599with them, anddeliverוּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.TamH5414them to theenemyאוֹיֵ֑ב'o.YevH341, so that they carry themawayוְשָׁב֤וּםve.sha.VumH7617captivesשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617toלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theenemyהָאוֹיֵ֔בha.'o.YevH341,farרְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahH7350ornearקְרוֹבָֽה׃ke.ro.VahH7138;

47Yet if they shall take it to theirheartsוְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ve.he.Shi.vuH7725in thelandבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776where they were carriedcaptivesנִשְׁבּוּ־nish.bu-H7617, andrepentלִבָּ֔ם וְשָׁ֣בוּ׀li.Bam ve.Sha.vuH7725 H3820, and makesupplicationוְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּve.hit.cha.ne.NuH2603to thee in thelandבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of them that carried themcaptivesשֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙shoei.HemH7617,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, We havesinnedחָטָ֥אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398, and have doneperverselyוְהֶעֱוִ֖ינוּve.he.'e.Vi.nuH5753, we have committedwickednessרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ra.Sha.'e.nuH7561;

48And soreturnוְשָׁ֣בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to thee with all theirheartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824, and with all theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315, in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341, who led them awaycaptiveשָׁב֣וּsha.VuH7617, andprayוְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419to theetowardדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870theirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776, which thougavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to theirfathersלַאֲבוֹתָ֔םla.'a.vo.TamH1, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which thou hastchosenבָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.taH977, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004which I havebuiltבָּנִ֥יתִיba.ni.taH1129for thynameלִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃lish.Me.khaH8034:

49Thenhearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thou theirprayerתְּפִלָּתָ֖םte.fi.la.TamH8605and theirsupplicationתְּחִנָּתָ֑םte.chi.na.TamH8467inheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064thydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֔shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמְכ֣וֹןme.KhonH4349, andmaintainוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213theircauseמִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃mish.pa.TamH4941,

50Andforgiveוְסָלַחְתָּ֤ve.sa.lach.TaH5545thypeopleלְעַמְּךָ֙le.'a.me.KhaH5971that havesinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against thee, and all theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֖םpish.'ei.HemH6588in which they havetransgressedפָּשְׁעוּ־pa.she.'u-H6586against thee, andgiveוּנְתַתָּ֧םu.ne.ta.TamH5414themcompassionלְרַחֲמִ֛יםle.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440them who carried themcaptiveשֹׁבֵיהֶ֖םshoei.HemH7617, that they may havecompassionוְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ve.Ri.cha.MumH7355on them:

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