1 Kings 12
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1 Kings 12:6-8

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.
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