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2 Chronicles 6:12-21

12And hestoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the presence of all thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and spreadforthוַיִּפְרֹ֖שׂvai.yif.RosH6566hishandsכַּפָּֽיו׃ka.PavH3709:

13ForSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213abrasenנְחֹ֗שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178scaffoldכִּיּ֣וֹרki.YorH3595, offiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֜וֹת'a.MotH520longאָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.KoH753, andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֙'a.mOtH520broadרָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.BoH7341, andthreeשָׁל֖וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969cubitsוְאַמּ֥וֹתve.'a.MotH520highקוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967, and hadsetוַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ֮vai.yi.te.ne.HuH5414it in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecourtהָעֲזָרָה֒ha.'a.za.RahH5835: and upon it hestoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975, andkneeledוַיִּבְרַ֤ךְvai.yiv.RakhH1288upon hiskneesבִּרְכָּיו֙bir.KavH1290before all thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and spreadforthוַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.RosH6566hishandsכַּפָּ֖יוka.PavH3709towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mahH8064,

14Andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, there is noGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430like thee in theheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064, nor on theearthוּבָאָ֑רֶץu.va.'A.retzH776; whokeepestשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104covenantהַבְּרִית֙ha.be.RitH1285, and showestmercyוְֽהַחֶ֔סֶדve.ha.Che.sedH2617to thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֕יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, thatwalkהַהֹלְכִ֥יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee with all theirheartsלִבָּֽם׃li.BamH3820:

15Thou who hastkeptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֙le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1that which thou hastpromisedדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him; and hastspokenוַתְּדַבֵּ֥רva.te.da.BerH1696with thymouthבְּפִ֛יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, and hastfulfilledמִלֵּ֖אתָmi.Le.taH4390it with thyhandוּבְיָדְךָ֥u.ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as it is thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

16Now therefore, OLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,keepשְׁ֠מֹרShe.morH8104with thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֨le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidדָוִ֤ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1that which thou hastpromisedדִּבַּ֤רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shall notfailיִכָּרֵ֨תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376in mysightמִלְּפָנַ֔יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440tositיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;providedרַ֠קrakH7535thychildrenבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121takeheedיִשְׁמְר֨וּyish.me.RuH8104to theirwayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870towalkH3212in mylawבְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔יbe.To.ra.TiH8451, as thou hastwalkedH1980beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440me.

17Now then, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, let thywordדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔de.Va.re.khaH1697beverifiedיֵֽאָמֵן֙ye.'a.MenH539, which thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

18But willGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430indeedהַֽאֻמְנָ֔םha.'um.NamH552dwellיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427withmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120on theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776? behold,heavenשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and theheavenוּשְׁמֵ֤יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotcontainיְכַלְכְּל֔וּךָye.khal.ke.Lu.khaH3557thee; how much less thishouseהַבַּ֥יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which I havebuiltבָּנִֽיתִי׃ba.Ni.tiH1129!

19Haverespectוּפָנִ֜יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437therefore to theprayerתְּפִלַּ֧תte.fi.LatH8605of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650, and to hissupplicationתְּחִנָּת֖וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430, tohearkenלִשְׁמֹ֤עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to thecryהָרִנָּה֙ha.ri.NahH7440and theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605which thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650prayethמִתְפַּלֵּ֥לmit.pa.LelH6419beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:

20That thyeyesעֵינֶ֨יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869may beopenפְתֻח֜וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605upon thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915, upon theplaceהַ֨מָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725of which thou hastsaidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559that thou wouldestputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034there; tohearkenלִשְׁמ֙וֹעַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085to theprayerהַתְּפִלָּ֔הha.te.fi.LahH8605which thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650prayethיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לyit.pa.LelH6419toward thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

21Hearkenוְשָׁ֨מַעְתָּ֜ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085therefore to thesupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנֵ֤יta.cha.nu.NeiH8469of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650, and of thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֣ve.'a.me.KhaH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which they shallmakeיִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וּyit.pa.LuH6419toward thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:hearתִּשְׁמַ֞עtish.Ma'H8085thou from thydwellingשִׁבְתְּךָ֙shiv.te.KhaH3427placeמִמְּק֤וֹםmi.me.KomH4725, even fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and when thouhearestוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֖ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085,forgiveוְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃ve.sa.La.che.taH5545.

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