H9001–/וַ–v

then hear in heaven, your dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men;)

וְסָלַחְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשִׂ֔יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”

Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for your name's sake

וּבָ֛א (וּ) u. “and”

(for they shall hear of your great name, and of your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house;

וּבָ֥א (וּ) u. “and”וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

hear in heaven, your dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as does your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by my name.

וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to Yahweh toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name;

וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn't sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near;

וְאָנַפְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתָּ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשָׁב֤וּם (וְ) ve. “and”

yet if they shall repent themselves in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have dealt wickedly;

וְהֵשִׁ֙יבוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁ֣בוּ׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִֽתְחַנְּנ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name:

וְשָׁ֣בוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

then hear you their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשִׂ֖יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

וְסָלַחְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתָּ֧ם (וּ) u. “and”וְרִֽחֲמֽוּם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

It was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”

He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

וַֽיַּעְמֹ֕ד (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְבָ֕רֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Let your heart therefore be perfect with Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered to Yahweh, two and twenty thousand oxen, and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of Yahweh.

וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.

וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

It happened, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Yahweh, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”

that Yahweh appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.

וַיֵּרָ֧א (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh said to him, I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me: I have made this house holy, which you have built, to put my name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָי֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, according as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.

וַהֲקִ֨מֹתִ֜י (וַ) va. “and”

But if you shall turn away from following me, you or your children, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם (וַ) va. “and”וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

וְהִכְרַתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Though this house is so high, yet shall everyone who passes by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why has Yahweh done thus to this land, and to this house?

וְשָׁרָ֑ק (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמְר֗וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

and they shall answer, Because they forsook Yahweh their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshiped them, and served them: therefore has Yahweh brought all this evil on them.

וְאָמְר֗וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְדֻ֑ם (וַ) va “and”