1 Kings 9
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֵלָ֗יוto himשָׁ֠מַעְתִּיI have heardאֶת־obj.תְּפִלָּתְךָ֣prayer yourוְאֶת־and obj.תְּחִנָּתְךָ֮supplication yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהִתְחַנַּ֣נְתָּהyou have sought favorלְפָנַי֒to before meהִקְדַּ֗שְׁתִּיI have consecratedאֶת־obj.הַבַּ֤יִתthe houseהַזֶּה֙the thisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבָּנִ֔תָהyou have builtלָשֽׂוּם־by puttingשְׁמִ֥יname myשָׁ֖םthereעַד־untilעוֹלָ֑םperpetuityוְהָי֨וּand they will beעֵינַ֧יeyes myוְלִבִּ֛יand heart myשָׁ֖םthereכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃the days
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וְאַתָּ֞הand youאִם־ifתֵּלֵ֣ךְyou will walkלְפָנַ֗יto before meכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asהָלַ֜ךְhe walkedדָּוִ֤דDavidאָבִ֙יךָ֙father yourבְּתָם־in integrity ofלֵבָ֣בheartוּבְיֹ֔שֶׁרand in uprightnessלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתby doingכְּכֹ֖לaccording to allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatצִוִּיתִ֑יךָI have commanded youחֻקַּ֥יstatutes myוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יand judgments myתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃you will keep
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וַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜יand I will establishאֶת־obj.כִּסֵּ֧אthe throne ofמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛kingdom yourעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלְעֹלָ֑םfor everכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיI spokeעַל־onדָּוִ֤דDavidאָבִ֙יךָ֙father yourלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלֹֽא־notיִכָּרֵ֤תit will be cut offלְךָ֙to youאִ֔ישׁa manמֵעַ֖לfrom onכִּסֵּ֥אthe throne ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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אִם־ifשׁ֨וֹבcertainly if to turn backתְּשֻׁב֜וּןyou will turn back !אַתֶּ֤םyouוּבְנֵיכֶם֙and descendants yourמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יfrom after meוְלֹ֤אand notתִשְׁמְרוּ֙you will keepמִצְוֹתַ֣יcommandments myחֻקֹּתַ֔יstatutes myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֖תִּיI have setלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םto before youוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םand you will walkוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙and you will serveאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םand you will bow downלָהֶֽם׃to them
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וְהִכְרַתִּ֣יand I will cut offאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelמֵעַ֨לfrom onפְּנֵ֤יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָה֙the groundאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנָתַ֣תִּיI have givenלָהֶ֔םto themוְאֶת־and obj.הַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיI have consecratedלִשְׁמִ֔יfor name myאֲשַׁלַּ֖חI will cast outמֵעַ֣לfrom onפָּנָ֑יface myוְהָיָ֧הand it will becomeיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelלְמָשָׁ֥לinto a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הand into a tauntבְּכָל־among allהָעַמִּֽים׃the peoples
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וְהַבַּ֤יִתand the houseהַזֶּה֙the thisיִהְיֶ֣הit will beעֶלְי֔וֹןmost highכָּל־everyעֹבֵ֥רone who passes byעָלָ֖יוat itיִשֹּׁ֣םhe will be appalledוְשָׁרָ֑קand he will hissוְאָמְר֗וּand people will sayעַל־concerningמֶ֨הwhat?עָשָׂ֤הdid he doיְהוָה֙Yahwehכָּ֔כָהthusלָאָ֥רֶץto the landהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisוְלַבַּ֥יִתand to the houseהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְאָמְר֗וּand they will sayעַל֩onאֲשֶׁ֨רthatעָזְב֜וּthey forsookאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗םGod theirאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoהוֹצִ֣יאhe brought outאֶת־obj.אֲבֹתָם֮ancestors theirמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרַיִם֒Egyptוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙and they took holdבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםon godsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּand they bowed downלָהֶ֖םto themוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םand they served themעַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-foreהֵבִ֤יאhe has broughtיְהוָה֙Yahwehעֲלֵיהֶ֔םon themאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהָרָעָ֖הthe calamityהַזֹּֽאת׃ פthe this
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חִירָ֣םHiramמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofצֹ֠רTyreנִשָּׂ֨אhe had supportedאֶת־obj.שְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomonבַּעֲצֵי֩with woods ofאֲרָזִ֨יםcedarsוּבַעֲצֵ֧יand with woods ofבְרוֹשִׁ֛יםcypressesוּבַזָּהָ֖בand with the goldלְכָל־to allחֶפְצ֑וֹdesire hisאָ֡זthenיִתֵּן֩he gaveהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֤הSolomonלְחִירָם֙to Hiramעֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwentyעִ֔ירcitiesבְּאֶ֖רֶץin the land ofהַגָּלִֽיל׃the Galilee
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וְזֶ֨הand thisדְבַר־is the word ofהַמַּ֜סthe forced laborאֲשֶֽׁר־whichהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he raisedהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonלִבְנוֹת֩to buildאֶת־obj.בֵּ֨יתthe house ofיְהוָ֤הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּיתוֹ֙own house hisוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּלּ֔וֹאthe Milloוְאֵ֖תand obj.חוֹמַ֣תthe wall ofיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemוְאֶת־and obj.חָצֹ֥רHazorוְאֶת־and obj.מְגִדּ֖וֹMegiddoוְאֶת־and obj.גָּֽזֶר׃Gezer
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פַּרְעֹ֨הPharaohמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרַ֜יִםEgyptעָלָ֗הhe had gone upוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דand he had capturedאֶת־obj.גֶּ֙זֶר֙Gezerוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּand he had burned itבָּאֵ֔שׁwith the fireוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יthe Canaanitesהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בwho was dwellingבָּעִ֖ירin the cityהָרָ֑גhe had killedוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙and he had given itשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםdowriesלְבִתּ֖וֹto daughter hisאֵ֥שֶׁתthe wife ofשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
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וְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־allעָרֵ֤יthe cities ofהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙the storageאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָי֣וּthey belongedלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הto Solomonוְאֵת֙and obj.עָרֵ֣יthe cities ofהָרֶ֔כֶבthe chariotryוְאֵ֖תand obj.עָרֵ֣יthe cities ofהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםthe horsemenוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.חֵ֣שֶׁקthe desire ofשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichחָשַׁק֙he desiredלִבְנ֤וֹתto buildבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙in Jerusalemוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןand in the Lebanonוּבְכֹ֖לand in allאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃dominion his
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בְּנֵיהֶ֗םdescendants theirאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoנֹתְר֤וּthey were leftאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙after themבָּאָ֔רֶץin the landאֲשֶׁ֧רwhomלֹֽא־notיָכְל֛וּthey were ableבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םto totally destroy themוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םand he raised themשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonלְמַס־to forced labor ofעֹבֵ֔דlaboringעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וּמִבְּנֵי֙and any of the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלֹֽא־notנָתַ֥ןhe madeשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonעָ֑בֶדa slaveכִּי־forהֵ֞םtheyאַנְשֵׁ֣יwere the men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הthe warוַעֲבָדָיו֙and servants hisוְשָׂרָ֣יוand officials hisוְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יוand officers hisוְשָׂרֵ֥יand the commanders ofרִכְבּ֖וֹchariotry hisוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סand horsemen his
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וְהֶעֱלָ֣הand he offered upשְׁלֹמֹ֡הSolomonשָׁלֹשׁ֩threeפְּעָמִ֨יםtimesבַּשָּׁנָ֜הin the yearעֹל֣וֹתburnt offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֗יםand peace offeringsעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altarאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבָּנָ֣הhe had builtלַיהוָ֔הfor Yahwehוְהַקְטֵ֣ירand he made smokeאִתּ֔וֹwith itאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichלִפְנֵ֣יwas to beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְשִׁלַּ֖םand he completedאֶת־obj.הַבָּֽיִת׃the house
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