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1 Chronicles

Chapter 17
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֕y kּa'ashshe֛r yashsha֥b dּavi֖yd bּebeyt֑o vayּo֨'mer dּavi֜yd 'el-nata֣n hanּabi֗y hinּe֨h 'anoki֤y yoshsheb֙ bּebe֣yt hֽa'arazi֔ym va'ar֥on bּeriyt-yehva֖h tּa֥chat yeriy'ֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under tent curtains."

וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָשַׁ֥ב דָּוִ֖יד בְּבֵית֑וֹ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜יד אֶל־נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֗יא הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֤י יוֹשֵׁב֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הָֽאֲרָזִ֔ים וַאֲר֥וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת יְרִיעֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer natan֙ 'el-dּavi֔yd kּo֛l 'ashshe֥r bּiֽlebabeka֖ 'ashse֑h kּi֥y ha'elohi֖ym 'imּaֽke׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehi֖y bּalּa֣yelah hah֑u vayehiy֙ dּebar-'elohi֔ym 'el-nata֖n le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

וַֽיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל־נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): le֤ke ve'amaretּa֙ 'el-dּavi֣yd 'abedּi֔y kּo֖h 'ama֣r yehva֑h lo֥ 'atּa֛h tּibeneh-lּi֥y habּa֖yit lashshaֽbet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: "You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.

לֵ֤ךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֣יד עַבְדִּ֔י כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֥א אַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה־לִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יִת לָשָֽׁבֶת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y lo֤ yashsha֨betּiy֙ bּeba֔yit min-hayּ֗om 'ashshe֤r he'ele֨ytiy֙ 'et-yishsera'e֔l 'a֖d hayּ֣om hazּe֑h vaֽ'eheye֛h me'o֥hel 'el-'o֖hel umimּishshekּaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָשַׁ֨בְתִּי֙ בְּבַ֔יִת מִן־הַיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶעֱלֵ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וָֽאֶהְיֶ֛ה מֵאֹ֥הֶל אֶל־אֹ֖הֶל וּמִמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeko֥l 'ashsheֽr-hitehalּaketּiy֮ bּekal-yishsera'el֒ hadaba֣r dּibּa֗retּiy 'et-'achad֙ shshopete֣y yishsera'e֔l 'ashshe֥r tziui֛ytiy lire'֥ot 'et-'amּi֖y le'mo֑r la֛mּah lo'-beniyte֥m li֖y bּe֥yt 'araziֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, 'Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?'"'

בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ בְּכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ הֲדָבָ֣ר דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי אֶת־אַחַד֙ שֹׁפְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֛יתִי לִרְע֥וֹת אֶת־עַמִּ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֛מָּה לֹא־בְנִיתֶ֥ם לִ֖י בֵּ֥ית אֲרָזִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֠'atּah kּoֽh-to'ma֞r le'abedּi֣y ledavi֗yd s kּo֤h 'amar֙ yehva֣h tzeba'֔ot 'ani֤y leqachetּi֨yka֙ min-hanּave֔h miֽn-'achare֖y hatzּo֑'n lihey֣ot nagi֔yd 'a֖l 'amּi֥y yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.

וְ֠עַתָּה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֞ר לְעַבְדִּ֣י לְדָוִ֗יד ס כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲנִ֤י לְקַחְתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִן־הַנָּוֶ֔ה מִֽן־אַחֲרֵ֖י הַצֹּ֑אן לִהְי֣וֹת נָגִ֔יד עַ֖ל עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽ'eheye֣h 'imּeka֗ bּekol֙ 'ashshe֣r hala֔ketּa va'akeri֥yt 'et-kּal-'oyebe֖yka mipּane֑yka ve'ashsi֤ytiֽy leka֙ shshe֔m kּeshshe֥m hagּedoli֖ym 'ashshe֥r bּa'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ בְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֔כְתָּ וָאַכְרִ֥ית אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽי לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֔ם כְּשֵׁ֥ם הַגְּדוֹלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsametּi֣y ma֠qom le'amּi֨y yishsera'e֤l uneta'etּi֨yhu֙ veshshaka֣n tּachetּa֔yv velo֥ yiregּa֖z '֑od velo'-yosi֤ypu beney-'avelah֙ lebalּot֔o kּa'ashshe֖r bּari'shshonaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously,

וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י מָ֠קוֹם לְעַמִּ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וּנְטַעְתִּ֨יהוּ֙ וְשָׁכַ֣ן תַּחְתָּ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יִרְגַּ֖ז ע֑וֹד וְלֹא־יוֹסִ֤יפוּ בְנֵי־עַוְלָה֙ לְבַלֹּת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ulemiyּami֗ym 'ashshe֨r tziui֤ytiy shshoֽpetiym֙ 'al-'amּi֣y yishsera'e֔l vehikena֖'etּiy 'et-kּal-'oyebe֑yka va'agּi֣d la֔ke uba֖yit yiֽbeneh-lּeka֥ yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel. Also I will subdue all your enemies. Furthermore I tell you that the LORD will build you a house.

וּלְמִיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֤יתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וָאַגִּ֣ד לָ֔ךְ וּבַ֖יִת יִֽבְנֶה־לְּךָ֥ יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֗h kּiֽy-male'֤u yame֨yka֙ lale֣ket 'im-'abote֔yka vahaqiֽymoti֤y 'eֽt-zare'aka֙ 'achare֔yka 'ashshe֥r yiheye֖h mibּane֑yka vahakiynoti֖y 'et-malekutֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־מָלְא֤וּ יָמֶ֨יךָ֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת עִם־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה מִבָּנֶ֑יךָ וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖י אֶת־מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): h֥u yibeneh-lּi֖y bּa֑yit vekonanetּi֥y 'et-kּise'֖o 'ad-'olaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה־לִּ֖י בָּ֑יִת וְכֹנַנְתִּ֥י אֶת־כִּסְא֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): aniy֙ 'eֽheyeh-lּ֣o le'a֔b veh֖u yiֽheyeh-lּi֣y lebe֑n vechasedּiy֙ lo'-'asi֣yr meֽ'imּ֔o kּa'ashshe֣r hasiyr֔otiy me'ashshe֥r haya֖h lepaneֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will be his Father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

אֲנִי֙ אֶֽהְיֶה־לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב וְה֖וּא יִֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן וְחַסְדִּי֙ לֹא־אָסִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaֽ'amadetּi֛yhu bּebeyti֥y ubemalekuti֖y 'ad-ha'ola֑m vekise'֕o yiheye֥h nak֖on 'ad-'olaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And I will establish him in My house and in My kingdom forever; and his throne shall be established forever."'

וְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּ בְּבֵיתִ֥י וּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖י עַד־הָעוֹלָ֑ם וְכִסְא֕וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּekol֙ hadּebari֣ym ha'e֔lּeh ukeko֖l hechaz֣on hazּe֑h kּe֛n dּibּe֥r nata֖n 'el-dּaviֽyd׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

כְּכֹל֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וּכְכֹ֖ל הֶחָז֣וֹן הַזֶּ֑ה כֵּ֛ן דִּבֶּ֥ר נָתָ֖ן אֶל־דָּוִֽיד׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo'֙ hamּe֣leke dּavi֔yd vayּe֖shsheb lipene֣y yehva֑h vayּo֗'mer miֽy-'ani֞y yehva֤h 'elohiym֙ umi֣y beyti֔y kּi֥y habiy'ota֖niy 'ad-haloֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then King David went in and sat before the LORD; and he said, "Who am I, O LORD God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

וַיָּבֹא֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔יד וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִֽי־אֲנִ֞י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ וּמִ֣י בֵיתִ֔י כִּ֥י הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי עַד־הֲלֹֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqeta֨n zo֤'t bּe'eyne֨yka֙ 'elohi֔ym vatּedabּe֥r 'al-bּeֽyt-'abedּeka֖ lemerach֑oq ure'iyta֗niy kּet֧or ha'ada֛m haֽmּa'ala֖h yehva֥h 'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standing of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

וַתִּקְטַ֨ן זֹ֤את בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְמֵרָח֑וֹק וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי כְּת֧וֹר הָאָדָ֛ם הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): mah-yּosi֨yp '֥od dּavi֛yd 'ele֖yka lekab֣od 'et-'abedּe֑ka ve'atּa֖h 'eֽt-'abedּeka֥ yadaֽ'etּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)What more can David say to You for the honour of Your servant? For You know Your servant.

מַה־יּוֹסִ֨יף ע֥וֹד דָּוִ֛יד אֵלֶ֖יךָ לְכָב֣וֹד אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֥ יָדָֽעְתָּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): yehva֕h bּa'ab֤ur 'abedּeka֙ uֽkelibּeka֔ 'ashsi֕yta 'e֥t kּal-hagּedulּa֖h hazּo֑'t lehodi֖y'a 'et-kּal-hagּedulּֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O LORD, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

יְהוָ֕ה בַּעֲב֤וּר עַבְדְּךָ֙ וּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔ עָשִׂ֕יתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַגְּדוּלָּ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את לְהֹדִ֖יעַ אֶת־כָּל־הַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): yehvah֙ 'e֣yn kּam֔oka ve'e֥yn 'elohi֖ym zulate֑ka bּeko֥l 'ashsher-shshama֖'enu bּe'azeneֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O LORD, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

יְהוָה֙ אֵ֣ין כָּמ֔וֹךָ וְאֵ֥ין אֱלֹהִ֖ים זוּלָתֶ֑ךָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): umiy֙ kּe'amּeka֣ yishsera'e֔l gּ֥oy 'echa֖d bּa'a֑retz 'ashsher֩ hala֨ke ha'elohi֜ym lipedּ֧ot l֣o 'a֗m lashs֤um leka֙ shshe֚m gּedulּ֣ot venora'֔ot legare֗shsh mipּene֧y 'amּeka֛ 'ashsher-pּadi֥yta mimּitzera֖yim gּoyiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be His own people, to make You a name of greatness and wonder, by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You have redeemed out of Egypt?

וּמִי֙ כְּעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גּ֥וֹי אֶחָ֖ד בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ הָלַ֨ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים לִפְדּ֧וֹת ל֣וֹ עָ֗ם לָשׂ֤וּם לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֚ם גְּדֻלּ֣וֹת וְנֹרָא֔וֹת לְגָרֵ֗שׁ מִפְּנֵ֧י עַמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִ֥יתָ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם גּוֹיִֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠tּitּen 'et-'amּeka֨ yishsera'e֧l ׀ leka֛ le'a֖m 'ad-'ola֑m ve'atּa֣h yehva֔h hayi֥yta lahe֖m le'lohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For Your people Israel You made Your own people forever; and You, LORD, became their God.

וַ֠תִּתֵּן אֶת־עַמְּךָ֨ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל ׀ לְךָ֛ לְעָ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה הָיִ֥יתָ לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h yehva֔h hadּaba֗r 'ashshe֨r dּibּa֤retּa 'aֽl-'abedּeka֙ ve'al-bּeyt֔o ye'ame֖n 'ad-'ola֑m va'ashse֖h kּa'ashshe֥r dּibּaֽretּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore now, LORD, let the thing which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as You have said.

וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַל־בֵּית֔וֹ יֵאָמֵ֖ן עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֠yeֽ'amen veyigedּa֨l shshimeka֤ 'ad-'olam֙ le'mo֔r yehva֤h tzeba'ot֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l 'elohi֖ym leyishsera'e֑l ubeyt-dּavi֥yd 'abedּeka֖ nak֥on lepaneֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So let it be established, that Your name may be magnified forever, saying, 'the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God.' And let the house of Your servant David be established before You.

וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵן וְיִגְדַּ֨ל שִׁמְךָ֤ עַד־עוֹלָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבֵית־דָּוִ֥יד עַבְדְּךָ֖ נָכ֥וֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ׀ 'atּa֣h 'eloha֗y gּali֨yta֙ 'et-'o֣zen 'abedּeka֔ liben֥ot l֖o bּa֑yit 'al-kּen֙ matza֣ 'abedּeka֔ lehitepּalּe֖l lepaneֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray before You.

כִּ֣י ׀ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗י גָּלִ֨יתָ֙ אֶת־אֹ֣זֶן עַבְדְּךָ֔ לִבְנ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ בָּ֑יִת עַל־כֵּן֙ מָצָ֣א עַבְדְּךָ֔ לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h yehva֔h 'atּah-h֖u ha'elohi֑ym vatּedabּer֙ 'aֽl-'abedּeka֔ hatּoba֖h hazּoֽ't׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And now, LORD, You are God, and have promised this goodness to Your servant.

וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אַתָּה־ה֖וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֔ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֗h ho'a֨letּa֙ lebareke֙ 'et-bּe֣yt 'abedּeka֔ lihey֥ot le'ola֖m lepane֑yka kּiֽy-'atּa֤h yehvah֙ bּera֔ketּa umebora֖ke le'olaֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You bless, O LORD, and it shall be blessed forever.

וְעַתָּ֗ה הוֹאַ֨לְתָּ֙ לְבָרֵךְ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית עַבְדְּךָ֔ לִהְי֥וֹת לְעוֹלָ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ וּמְבֹרָ֖ךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃פ