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2 Chronicles 7

1Now whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010hadfinishedוּכְכַלּ֤וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔לle.hit.pa.LelH6419, thefireוְהָאֵ֗שׁve.ha.'EshH784camedownיָֽרְדָה֙ya.re.DahH3381fromheavenמֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםme.ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andconsumedוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398the burntofferingהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and thesacrificesוְהַזְּבָחִ֑יםve.ha.ze.va.ChimH2077; and thegloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2And thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548couldיָֽכְלוּ֙ya.khe.LuH3201notenterלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, because thegloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadfilledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3And when all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרֹאִים֙ro.'ImH7200how thefireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784camedownבְּרֶ֣דֶתbe.Re.detH3381, and thegloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068upon thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, theybowedוַיִּכְרְעוּ֩vai.yikh.re.'UH3766themselves with theirfacesאַפַּ֨יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to thegroundאַ֤רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776upon thepavementהָרִֽצְפָה֙ha.ritz.FahH7531, andworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812, andpraisedוְהוֹד֤וֹתve.ho.DotH3034theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, saying, For he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896; for hismercyחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

4Then thekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and all thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971offeredזֹבְחִ֥יםzoe.ChimH2076sacrificesזֶ֖בַחZe.vachH2077beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

5Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֞חvai.yiz.BachH2076asacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505oxenהַבָּקָ֗רha.ba.KarH1241, and anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505sheepוְצֹ֕אןve.TzonH6629: so thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and all thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971dedicatedוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙vai.yach.ne.KhuH2596thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6And thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975at theirpostsמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֣םmish.me.ro.TamH4931: theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881also withinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusicשִׁ֤ירshirH7892of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, whichDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadmadeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213topraiseלְהֹד֤וֹתle.ho.DotH3034theLORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, because hismercyחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, whenDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732praisedבְּהַלֵּ֥לbe.ha.LelH1984by theirministryבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027; and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548soundedtrumpetsמַחְצְרִ֣יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690before them, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִֽים׃ ס'o.me.DimH5975.

7MoreoverSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010hallowedוַיְקַדֵּ֣שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942themiddleתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of thecourtהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for there heofferedעָ֤שָׂה'A.sahH6213burntofferingsהָֽעֹל֔וֹתha.'o.LotH5930, and thefatחֶלְבֵ֣יchel.VeiH2459of the peaceofferingsהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםha.she.la.MimH8002, because thebrasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213was notableיָכ֗וֹלya.KholH3201toreceiveלְהָכִ֛ילle.ha.KhilH3557the burntofferingsהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5930, and the meatofferingsהַמִּנְחָ֖הha.min.ChahH4503, and thefatהַחֲלָבִֽים׃ha.cha.la.VimH2459.

8Also at the sametimeבָּעֵ֨תba.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010keptוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thefeastהֶ֠חָגHe.chogH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419congregationקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951, from theentranceמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574to theriverנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֖יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117theymadeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213a solemnassemblyעֲצָ֑רֶת'a.Tza.retH6116: for theykeptעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213thededicationחֲנֻכַּ֣תcha.nu.KatH2598of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֗חַha.miz.Be.achH4196sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117, and thefeastוְהֶחָ֖גve.he.ChagH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

10And on thethreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242dayוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320hesentH7971thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֥חshi.LachH7971to theirtentsלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םle.'o.ho.lei.HemH168,gladשְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimH8056andmerryוְט֣וֹבֵיve.ToeiH2896inheartלֵ֔בLevH3820for thegoodnessהַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.VahH2896that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadshownעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213toDavidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732, and toSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הve.lish.lo.MohH8010, and toIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

11ThusSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010finishedוַיְכַ֧לvay.KhalH3615thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and all thatcameהַבָּ֜אha.Ba'H935intoSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010heartלֵ֣בlevH3820tomakeלַעֲשׂ֧וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and in his ownhouseוּבְבֵית֖וֹu.ve.vei.ToH1004, he prosperouslyeffectedהִצְלִֽיחַ׃ פhitz.Li.achH6743.

12And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֧אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010bynightבַּלָּ֑יְלָהba.La.ye.lahH3915, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605, and havechosenוּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.tiH977thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725to myself for anhouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofsacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

13IfH2005I shutupאֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר'e.'e.TzorH6113heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064that there be norainמָטָ֔רma.TarH4306, or if Icommandאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680thelocustsחָגָ֖בcha.GavH2284todevourלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, or if Isendאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח'a.sha.LachH7971pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698among mypeopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971;

14If mypeopleעַמִּ֜י'a.MiH5971, who arecalledנִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034, shallhumbleוְיִכָּנְע֨וּve.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves, andprayוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙ve.yit.pa.LuH6419, andseekוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּvi.vak.ShuH1245myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440, andturnוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from theirwickedהָרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.HemH1870; then will Ihearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and willforgiveוְאֶסְלַח֙ve.'es.LachH5545theirsinלְחַטָּאתָ֔םle.cha.ta.TamH2403, and willhealוְאֶרְפָּ֖אve.'er.Pa'H7495theirlandאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

15Now myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shall beopenפְתֻח֔וֹתfe.tu.ChotH6605, and myearsוְאָזְנַ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241attentiveקַשֻּׁב֑וֹתka.shu.VotH7183to theprayerלִתְפִלַּ֖תlit.fi.LatH8605that is made in thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.

16For now have Ichosenבָּחַ֤רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977andsanctifiedוְהִקְדַּ֙שְׁתִּי֙ve.hik.Dash.tiH6942thishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, that mynameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034may be thereforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: and myeyesעֵינַ֧י'ei.NaiH5869and myheartוְלִבִּ֛יve.li.BiH3820shall be thereperpetuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

17And as for thee, if thou wiltwalkH3212beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, asDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1walkedH1980, anddoוְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213according to all that I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee, and shaltobserveתִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃tish.MorH8104mystatutesוְחֻקַּ֥יve.chu.KaiH2706and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941;

18Then will Iestablishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of thykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438, according as I havecovenantedכָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772withDavidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There shall notfailיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to berulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19But if ye turnawayתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725, andforsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֣יchu.ko.TaiH2708and mycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687, which I havesetנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and shallgoוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, andworshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them;

20Then will I pluck them up by therootsוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428out of mylandאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127which I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, which I havesanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for mynameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034, will I castoutאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993of mysightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440, and willmakeוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414it to be aproverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and abywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allnationsהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

21And thishouseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, which ishighעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945, shall be anastonishmentיִשֹּׁ֑םyi.ShomH8074to every one thatpassethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it; so that he shallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, Why hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus to thislandלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and to thishouseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

22And it shall beansweredוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Because theyforsookעָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, who broughtthemהוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'AmH3318out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, and laidholdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them, andservedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath hebroughtהֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'H935all thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon them.

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