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1 Kings 11:26-35

26AndJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָם֩ve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֨טne.VatH5028,anEphraimiteofZeredahהַצְּרֵדָ֗הha.tze.re.DahH6868,aservantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650ofSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010,whosemother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasZeruah,awidowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490,healsoliftedH7311uphishandיָ֖דyadH3027againstthekingבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428.

27AndthiswasthereasonwhyheliftedH7311uphishandיָ֖דyadH3027againstthekingבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtH1129Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,andrepairedthebreachפֶּ֕רֶץPe.retzH6556ofthecityעִ֖יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

28Andthemanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasamightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manH376ofvalor;andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sawH7200theyoungהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH376thathewasindustrious,andhegavehimchargeoverallthelaborofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

29Anditcametopassatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,whenJeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wentH3318outofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389,thattheprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֩'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֨יha.shi.lo.NiH7888foundH4672himinthewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870;nowAhijahH281hadcladhimselfwithanewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319garmentH8008;andtheytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םu.she.nei.HemH8147wereH1961aloneלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905inthefieldH7704.

30AndAhijahאֲחִיָּ֔ה'a.chi.YahH281laidholdofthenewהַחֲדָשָׁ֖הha.cha.da.ShahH2319garmentH8008thatwasonhim,andrentitintwelvepieces.

31AndhesaidH559toJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Takeקַח־kach-H3947theetenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235pieces;forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Behold,Iwillrendthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,andwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesH7626tothee

32(butheshallhaveoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259tribeH7626,formyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650David’ssakeלְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'anH4616andforJerusalem’ssakeוּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'anH4616,thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichIhavechosenH977outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478);

33becausethattheyhaveforsakenme,andhaveworshipped AshtoreththegoddessoftheSidoniansצִֽדֹנִין֒tzi.do.NinH6722,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645thegodH430ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,andMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445thegodH430ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983;andtheyhavenotwalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980inmywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,todothatwhichisrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477inmineeyesH5869,andtokeepmystatutesH2708andmineordinancesH4941,asdidDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

34HowbeitIwillnottakeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947thewholekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467outofhishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027;butIwillmakeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896himprinceH5387allthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhislife,forDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616whomIchoseH977,whokeptH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andmystatutesH2708;

35butIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947thekingdomoutofhisson’sבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,andwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414itunto thee,eventenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesH7626.

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