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1 Kings 12:1-16

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927:forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werecomeH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927tomakehimkingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2Anditcametopass,whenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028heardH8085ofit(forhewasH1961yetH5750inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, whitherhehadfledH1272fromthepresenceH6440ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

3andtheysentH7971andcalledH7121him),thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andalltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935,andspake untoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH5414ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievous:nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258makeH5414thouthegrievousserviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andhisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923whichheputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponus,lighter,andwewillserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

5AndhesaidH559untothem, Departyetעֹ֛ד'odH5750forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,thencomeagainH5750tome.Andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971departed.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346tookcounselH3289withtheoldH2205men,thathadstoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1whileheyetlived,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WhatcounselH3289giveyemetoreturnH7725answertothispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?

7Andtheyspake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ifthou wiltbeתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961aservantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650untothispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971thisdayH3117,andwiltserveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them,andanswerוַעֲנִיתָ֕םva.'a.ni.TamH6030them,andspeakH1696goodH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697tothem,thentheywillbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650forever.

8Butheforsookthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098oftheoldH2205menH2205whichtheyhadgivenhim,andtookcounselH6098withtheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH2205thatweregrownH1431upwithhim,thatstoodH5975beforehim.

9AndhesaidH559untothem,Whatcounselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289giveH5414ye,thatwemayreturnH7725answertothispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,whohavespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696tome,sayingH559,MakeH5414theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923thatthyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1didputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponuslighter?

10Andtheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menthatweregrownH1431upwithhimspake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559untothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971thatspake unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,butmakeH1431thouitlighteruntous;thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541shalt thouspeakH1696untothem,Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingerH6995isthickerthanmyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whereasmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1didladeyouwithaheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923,Iwilladdאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toyouryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedyouwithwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12SoJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,asthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428bade,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH935tomeagainthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971roughly,andforsookthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098oftheoldH2205menwhichtheyhadgivenhim,

14andspaketothemafterthecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098oftheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206men,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,butIwilladdאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toyouryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedyouwithwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

15Sothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenednotuntothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;foritwasH1961athingH1697broughtaboutofJehovah,thathemightestablishהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichJehovahspakebyAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16AndwhenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thatthekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenednotuntothem,thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Whatportionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506haveweinDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732?neitherhaveweinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159inthesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448:toyourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258seeH7200tothine ownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departed untotheirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

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