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1 Kings 9:2-9

2That theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145, as he hadappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to him atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, I haveheardשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.tiH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתְךָ֣te.fi.la.te.KhaH8605and thysupplicationתְּחִנָּתְךָ֮te.chi.na.te.KhaH8467, that thou hastmadeהִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהhit.cha.Nan.tahH2603beforeלְפָנַי֒le.fa.NaiH6440me: I havehallowedהִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, which thou hastbuiltבָּנִ֔תָהba.Ni.tahH1129, toputלָשֽׂוּם־la.sum-H7760mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034thereforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769; and myeyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and myheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be thereperpetuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

4And if thou wiltwalkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, asDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1walkedH1980, inintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537ofheartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824, and inuprightnessוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרu.ve.Yo.sherH3476, todoלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to all that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and wiltkeepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקַּ֥יchu.KaiH2706and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941:

5Then I willestablishוַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of thykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467uponIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769, as Ipromisedדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696toDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shall notfailיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6But if ye shall atallשׁ֨וֹבShovH7725turnתְּשֻׁב֜וּןte.shu.VunH7725fromfollowingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, ye or yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121, and will notkeepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708which I havesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, butgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them:

7Then will I cutoffוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127which I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and thishouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, which I havehallowedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for mynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034, will I castoutאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971of mysightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440; andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be aproverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and abywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allpeopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971:

8And at thishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, which ishighעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945, every one thatpassethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it shall beastonishedיִשֹּׁ֣םyi.ShomH8074, and shallhissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319; and they shallsayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Why hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus to thislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and to thishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

9And they shallanswerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Because theyforsookעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, who broughtforthהוֹצִ֣יאho.Tzi'H3318theirfathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, and have takenholdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388uponotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430, and haveworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.chuH7812them, andservedוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935upon them all thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451.

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