Doctrine and Covenants Section 81 הַלֶּקַח וְהַבְּרִיתוֹת סעיף פ״א
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אָמֵןa/MENverilyאָמֵןa/MENverilyאֲנִיa/NIIאֹמֵרo/MERsayלְךָle/KHAunto youעַבְדִּיav/DImy servantפְרֶדֶרִיקFe/re/de/RIKFrederickג׳.gGוִילְיָמְסVi/le/YAMSWilliamsשְׁמַעshe/MAlistenלְקוֹלle/KOLto the voiceהַמְדַבֵּרham/dab/BERof him who speaksלִדְבַרlid/VARto the wordיְהוָהAdonaiof the Lordאֱלֹהֶיךָe/lo/HE/khayour Godוְהַקְשֵׁבve/hak/SHEVand hearkenלַקְּרִיאָהlak/ke/ri/Ato the callingאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwherewithאַתָּהat/TAyouנִקְרָאnik/RAare calledבָּהּbathereinגַּםgamevenלִהְיוֹתlih/YOTto beכֹּהֵןko/HENa priestגָּדוֹלga/DOLhighבִּכְנֵסִיָּתִיbikh/ne/siy/ya/TIin my churchוְיוֹעֵץve/yo/ETSand a counselorלְעַבְדִּיle/av/DIunto my servantיוֹסֵףYo/SEFJosephסְמִיתSe/MITSmithהַבֵּן׃Hab/BENJun
Verily, verily, I say unto you my servant Frederick G. Williams: Listen to the voice of him who speaketh, to the word of the Lord your God, and hearken to the calling wherewith you are called, even to be a high priest in my church, and a counselor unto my servant Joseph Smith, Jun.;
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אֲשֶׁרa/SHERunto whomנָתַתִּיna/TAT/tiI gaveלוֹlohimאֶת־מַפְתְּחוֹתet-maf/te/CHOTthe keysהַמַּלְכוּתham/mal/KHUTof the kingdomאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhich belongתָּמִידta/MIDalwaysלִנְשִׂיאוּתLin/si/UTunto the Presidencyהַכְּהֻנָּהhak/Ke/hun/NAof the Priesthoodהַגְּדוֹלָה׃Hag/ge/do/LAHigh
Unto whom I have given the keys of the kingdom, which belong always unto the Presidency of the High Priesthood:
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לָכֵןla/KHENthereforeאָמֵןa/MENverilyאֲנִיa/NIIמַכִּירmak/KIRacknowledgeבּוֹbohimוַאֲבָרְכֶנּוּva/a/va/re/khen/NUand will bless himוְגַםve/GAMand alsoאוֹתְךָot/KHAyouכְּפִיke/FIinasmuchאֲשֶׁרa/SHERasנֶאֱמָןne/e/MANfaithfulאַתָּהat/TAyou areבְּעֵצָהbe/e/TSAin counselבַּמִּשְׂרָהbam/mis/RAin the officeאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichמִנִּיתִיךָmin/ni/ti/KHAI appointedבָּהּbaunto youבִּתְפִלָּהbit/fil/LAin prayerתָּמִידta/MIDalwaysבְּקוֹלbe/KOLvocallyוּבְלִבְּךָu/ve/lib/be/KHAand in your heartבַּגָּלוּיbag/ga/LUYin publicוּבַסֵּתֶרu/vas/SE/terand in privateוְגַםve/GAMalsoבַּעֲבוֹדָתְךָba/a/vo/da/te/KHAin your ministryבְּהַכְרָזַתbe/hakh/ra/ZATin proclaimingהַבְּשׂוֹרָהhab/be/so/RAthe gospelבְּאֶרֶץbe/E/retsin the landהַחַיִּיםha/chay/YIMof the livingוּבְקֶרֶבu/ve/KE/revand amongאַחֶיךָ׃a/che/KHAyour brethren
Therefore, verily I acknowledge him and will bless him, and also thee, inasmuch as thou art faithful in counsel, in the office which I have appointed unto you, in prayer always, vocally and in thy heart, in public and in private, also in thy ministry in proclaiming the gospel in the land of the living, and among thy brethren.
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וּבַעֲשׂוֹתְךָu/va/a/sot/KHAand in doingאֶת־הַדְּבָרִיםet-had/de/va/RIMthingsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseתַּעֲשֶׂהta/a/SEyou will doאֶת־הַטּוֹבet-hat/TOVthe goodהַגָּדוֹלhag/ga/DOLgreatestלִבְנֵיliv/NEunto your fellowאָדָםa/DAMbeingsוּתְגַדֵּלu/te/gad/DELand will promoteאֶת־כְּבוֹדet-ke/VODthe gloryאֲדֹנֶיךָ׃a/do/ne/KHAof your Lord
And in doing these things thou wilt do the greatest good unto thy fellow beings, and wilt promote the glory of him who is your Lord.
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לָכֵןla/KHENwhereforeהֱיֵהhe/YEbeנֶאֱמָןne/e/MANfaithfulעֲמֹדa/MODstandבַּמִּשְׂרָהbam/mis/RAin the officeאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichמִנִּיתִיךָmin/ni/ti/KHAI appointedבָּהּbaunto youסְעַדse/ADsuccorאֶת־הַחַלָּשִׁיםet-ha/chal/la/SHIMthe weakהָרֵםha/REMlift upיָדַיִםya/DA/yimthe handsרָפוֹתra/FOTwhich hang downוְחַזֵּקve/chaz/ZEKand strengthenבִּרְכַּיִםbir/KA/yimthe kneesכֹּשְׁלוֹת׃kosh/LOTfeeble
Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.
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וְאִםve/IMand ifנֶאֱמָןne/e/MANfaithfulאַתָּהat/TAyou areעַדaduntoהַקֵּץhak/KETSthe endיִהְיֶה־לְּךָyih/YE-le/KHAyou shall haveכֶּתֶרKE/tera crownאַל־מָוֶתal-MA/vetof immortalityוְחַיֵּיve/chay/YEand lifeעוֹלָםo/LAMeternalבַּמְּעוֹנוֹתbam/me/o/NOTin the mansionsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichהֲכִינֹתִיha/khi/no/TII preparedבְּבֵיתbe/VETin the houseאָבִי׃A/VIof my Father
And if thou art faithful unto the end thou shalt have a crown of immortality, and eternal life in the mansions which I have prepared in the house of my Father.
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הִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdוְהֵןve/HENand loאֵלֶּהEL/lethese areדִּבְרֵיdiv/REthe wordsאָלֶףA/lefof Alphaוְתָוve/TAVand OmegaהוּאhuevenיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aJesusהַמָּשִׁיחַHam/ma/SHI/achChristאָמֵן׃a/MENAmen
Behold, and lo, these are the words of Alpha and Omega, even Jesus Christ. Amen.