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1 Kings 12:20-24

20Anditcametopass,whenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasH1961returnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725,thattheysentH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121himuntothecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:therewasH1961nonethatfollowedthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,butthetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

21AndwhenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346wascomeH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,heassembledH6950allthehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,andthetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andfourscorethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970,thatwerewarriors,tofightH3898againstthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tobringH935thekingdomagaintoRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22Butthewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameuntoShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23SpeakuntoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anduntoallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andtotherestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,

24Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah, Yeshallnotgoתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927up,norfightH3898againstyourbrethrenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004;forthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isofme.Sotheyhearkened untothewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,andreturnedH7725andwentH5927theirway,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

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