2 Chronicles 6:38
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If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
In other translations
If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
Hebrew words
וְשָׁבוּveshavuand they will returnH7725אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413בְּכָל־bekholwith allH3605לִבָּםlibamheart theirH3820וּבְכָל־uvekhol-and with allH3605נַפְשָׁםnafshambeing theirH5315בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776שִׁבְיָםshivyamcaptivity theirH7628אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whereH834שָׁבוּshavuthey took captiveH7617אֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853וְהִתְפַּלְלוּvehitpaluand they will prayH6419דֶּרֶךְderekh[the] direction ofH1870אַרְצָם'artzamland theirH776אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834נָתַתָּהnatatahyou gaveH5414לַאֲבוֹתָםla'avotamto ancestors theirH1וְהָעִירveha'irand the cityH5892אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בָּחַרְתָּbachartayou have chosenH977וְלַבַּיִתvelabayitand to the houseH1004אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834בָּנִיתִיbanitiI have builtH1129לִשְׁמֶךָ׃lishmekhafor name yourH8034
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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