ACHAT SHA'ALTI

אַחַת, שָׁאַלְתִּי 

 

Achat sha’alti me’eit Hashem
otah avakesh (me’eit Hashem).
(x2)

Shivti beveit Hashem
kol yemei chayai,
Lach’zot beno’am, beno’am Hashem
ulevaker beheichalo.


Ashkenazi pronunciation:
Achas sho’alti me'eis Hashem
osa avakesh (me'eis Hashem)
(x2)

Shivti beveis Hashem
kol yemei chayai,
Lach'zois benoi'om Hashem
ulevaker beheicholo.

ONE THING I HAVE ASKED

 

One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that I still seek:


That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
To behold the graciousness of the Lord,
and to enter His sanctuary.


àçú ùàìúé (áéï äùîùåú)

Hebrew words

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Mordechai Shapiro

LYRICS
Bible - Psalm 27:4
MUSIC
Yoni Genut
SINGER
Lehakat Bein Hashemashot
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Maurice Perez
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Circle

Words transliterated by George Jakubovits of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Words translated by Gila Ansell Brauner of Jerusalem, Israel.
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