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1 Kings 11:11-13

11WhereforeJehovahsaidH559untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, Forasmuchasthisisdoneofthee,andthou hastnotkeptH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285andmystatutesH2708,whichIhavecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee,Iwillsurelyrendthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467fromthee,andwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414ittothyservantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12Notwithstandinginthydaysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117Iwillnotdoit,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616:butIwillrenditoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13HowbeitIwillnotrendawayאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167allthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467;butIwillgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626tothysonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121,forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616,andforJerusalem’ssakeוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616whichIhavechosenH977.

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