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2 Chronicles 6:5-17

5Since thedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I broughtforthהוֹצֵ֣אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318mypeopleעַמִּי֮'a.MiH5971from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714Ichoseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977nocityבְעִ֗ירve.'IrH5892among all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004in, that mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there; neitherchoseבָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.tiH977I anymanבְאִ֔ישׁve.'IshH376to be arulerנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

6But I havechosenוָאֶבְחַר֙va.'ev.CharH977Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034might be there; and havechosenוָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.CharH977Davidבְּדָוִ֔ידbe.da.VidH1732to be over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Now it was in theheartלְבַ֖בle.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8But theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, Forasmuch as it was in thyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִ֑יlish.MiH8034, thou didstwellהֱֽטִיב֔וֹתָheti.Vo.taH2895in that it was in thyheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824:

9Howeverרַ֣קrakH7535thou shalt notbuildתִבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004; but thysonבִנְךָ֙vin.KhaH1121who shall comeforthהַיּוֹצֵ֣אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out of thyloinsמֵֽחֲלָצֶ֔יךָme.cha.la.Tzei.khaH2504, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for mynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

10TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068therefore hathperformedוַיָּ֣קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965hiswordדְּבָר֖וֹde.va.RoH1697that he hathspokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: for I am raisedupוָאָק֡וּםva.'a.KumH6965in the stead ofDavidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1, and amseatedוָאֵשֵׁ֣ב׀va.'e.ShevH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, as theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, and havebuiltוָאֶבְנֶ֣הva.'ev.NehH1129thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for thenameלְשֵׁ֥םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And initH8033have Iputוָאָשִׂ֥יםva.'a.SimH7760thearkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727, in which is thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that hemadeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

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