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1 Kings 13

1And,behold,therecameH935amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430outofJudahמִיהוּדָ֛הmi.hu.DahH3063bythewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697ofJehovahunto Beth-el:andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֛םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasstandingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975bythealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196toburnincenseH6999.

2Andhecriedagainstthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196bythewordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah,andsaidH559,Oaltarמִזְבֵּ֣חַmiz.Be.achH4196,altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196,thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,asonבֵ֞ןvenH1121shallbebornH3205untothehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977bynameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034;andupontheeshallhesacrificeוְזָבַ֣חve.za.VachH2076thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116thatburnיִשְׂרְפ֥וּyis.re.FuH8313incenseH6999uponthee,andmen’sH120bonesH6106shalltheyburnH8313uponthee.

3AndhegaveH5414asignמוֹפֵת֙mo.FetH4159thesamedayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thisisthesignהַמּוֹפֵ֔תha.mo.FetH4159whichJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696:Behold,thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196shallberent,andtheashesהַדֶּ֥שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880thatareuponitshallbepouredוְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְve.nish.PakhH8210out.

4Anditcametopass,whenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heardH8085thesayingלֵאמֹ֣ר׀le.MorH559ofthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichhecriedagainstthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196inBeth-el,thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379putforthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027fromthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,sayingH559,Layholdonhim.Andhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027,whichheputforthH7971againsthim,driedH3001up,sothathecouldnotdrawitbackלַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725againtohim.

5Thealtarוְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַve.ha.miz.Be.achH4196alsowasrent,andtheashesהַדֶּ֖שֶׁןha.De.shenH1880pouredוַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְvai.yi.sha.FekhH8210outfromthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,accordingtothesignכַּמּוֹפֵ֗תka.mo.FetH4159whichthemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadgivenH5414bythewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

6Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredandsaidH559untothemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,EntreatH2470nowthefavorofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.hit.pa.LelH6419forme,thatmyhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027maybeH1961restoredH7725meagain.Andthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430entreatedJehovah,andtheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428handיַד־yad-H3027wasH1961restoredH7725himagain,andbecameH1961asitwasH1961before.

7Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH1696untothemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Comeבֹּאָה־bo.'ah-H935homewithme,andrefreshthyself,andIwillgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414theeareward.

8Andthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ifthou wiltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414mehalfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677thyhouseH1004,Iwillnotgoאָבֹ֖א'a.Vo'H935inwiththee,neitherwillIeatאֹ֤כַל'O.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899nordrinkאֶשְׁתֶּה־'esh.teh-H8354waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325inthisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725;

9forsoH3651wasitchargedmebythewordבִּדְבַ֤רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shalteatתֹ֥אכַלTo.khalH398nobreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,nordrinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354waterמָּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,neitherreturnתָשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725bythewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thatthou camest.

10SohewentH935anotherwayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,andreturnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725notbythewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thathecameבָּ֥אba'H935toBeth-el.

11NowtheredweltH3427anoldprophetוְנָבִ֤יאve.na.Vi'H5030inBeth-el;andoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259ofhissonsבְנ֡וֹve.NoH1121cameH935andtoldhimalltheworksH4639thatthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430haddonethatdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117inBeth-el:thewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichhehadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,themalsotheytolduntotheirfatherלַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃la.'a.vi.HemH1.

12Andtheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidH1696untothem,Whatwayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wentH1980he?Nowhissonsבָנָ֗יוva.NavH1121hadseenH7200whatwayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentH1980,thatcameבָּ֖אba'H935fromJudahמִיהוּדָֽה׃mi.hu.DahH3063.

13AndhesaidH559untohissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,SaddleH2280metheass.SotheysaddledH2280himtheass;andherodeH7392thereon.

14AndhewentH935afterthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andfoundH4672himsittingH3427underanoakהָאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH424;andhesaidH559untohim, Art thouthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatcamestfromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֖הmi.hu.DahH3063?AndhesaidH559,Iam.

15ThenhesaidH559untohim, Comehomewithme,andeatוֶאֱכֹ֖לve.'e.KholH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

16AndhesaidH559,ImaynotreturnH7725withthee,norgoוְלָב֣וֹאve.la.Vo'H935inwiththee;neitherwillIeatאֹ֣כַל'O.khalH398breadלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899nordrinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325withtheeinthisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725:

17foritwassaidtomebythewordH1697ofJehovah, Thou shalteatתֹאכַ֣לto.KhalH398nobreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899nordrinkתִשְׁתֶּ֥הtish.TehH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325there,norturnH7725againtogoH1980bythewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thatthou camest.

18AndhesaidH559untohim,Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571amaprophetנָבִיא֮na.Vi'H5030asthou art;andanangelוּמַלְאָ֡ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397spake untomebythewordבִּדְבַ֨רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah,sayingH559,Bringהֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּha.shi.Ve.huH7725himbackH7725withtheeintothyhouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,thathemayeatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899anddrinkוְיֵ֣שְׁתְּve.Ye.shetH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.Buthelieduntohim.

19SohewentH7725backוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725withhim,anddideatH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899inhishouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,anddrankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

20Anditcametopass,astheysatH3427atthetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן פha.shul.ChanH7979,thatthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntotheprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030thatbroughtH7725himbackהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725;

21andhecrieduntothemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatcameבָּ֤אba'H935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saithJehovah, Forasmuchasthou hastbeendisobedientמָרִ֙יתָ֙ma.Ri.taH4784untothemouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofJehovah,andhastnotkeptH8104thecommandmentH4687whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee,

22butcamestbackוַתָּ֗שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725,andhasteatenH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899anddrunkH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325intheplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725ofwhichhesaidH1696tothee,EatH398nobreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,anddrinkH8354nowaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; thybodyshallnotcomeH935untothesepulchreofthyfathersH1.

23Anditcametopass,afterhehadeatenH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,andafterhehaddrunkH8354,thathesaddledH2280forhimtheass,towit,fortheprophetלַנָּבִ֖יאla.na.Vi'H5030whomhehadbroughtH7725backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725.

24AndwhenhewasH1961gone,alionאַרְיֵ֛ה'ar.YehH738methimbythewayH1870,andslewhim:andhisbodywasH1961castH7993inthewayH1870,andtheassstoodעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975byit;thelionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738alsostoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975bythebody.

25And,behold,menH376passedH5674by,andsawH7200thebodycastH7993inthewayH1870,andthelionהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975bythebody;andtheycameH935andtolditinthecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892whereH834theoldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030dweltH3427.

26AndwhenH834theprophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030thatbroughtH7725himbackהֱשִׁיב֣וֹhe.shi.VoH7725fromthewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870heardH8085thereof,hesaidH559,Itisthemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whowasdisobedientמָרָ֖הma.RahH4784untothemouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofJehovah:thereforeJehovahhathdeliveredhimuntothelionלָאַרְיֵ֗הla.'ar.YehH738,whichhathtornhim,andslainhim,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichhespake untohim.

27Andhespaketohissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,SaddleH2280metheass.AndtheysaddledH2280it.

28AndhewentandfoundH4672hisbodycastH7993inthewayH1870,andtheassandthelionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975bythebody:thelionהָֽאַרְיֵה֙ha.'ar.YehH738hadnoteatenH398thebody,nortorntheass.

29Andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030tookH5375upthebodyofthemanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andlaiditupontheass,andbroughtH935itbackוַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּvay.shi.Ve.huH7725;andhecameH935tothecityעִיר֙'irH5892oftheoldהַזָּקֵ֔ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030,tomournלִסְפֹּ֖דlis.PodH5594,andtoburyוּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃u.le.ka.ve.RoH6912him.

30Andhelaidhisbodyinhisowngraveבְּקִבְר֑וֹbe.kiv.RoH6913;andtheymournedוַיִּסְפְּד֥וּvai.yis.pe.DuH5594overhim, saying,Alasה֥וֹיHoH1945,mybrotherאָחִֽי׃'a.ChiH251!

31Anditcametopass,afterhehadburiedH6912him,thathespaketohissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,sayingH559,WhenIamH1961deadH4191,thenburyH6912meinthesepulchrewhereinthemanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isburiedH6912;laymybonesH6106besidehisbonesH6106.

32ForthesayingwhichhecriedbythewordH1697ofJehovahagainstthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196inBeth-el,andagainstallthehousesH1004ofthehighהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichareinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111,shallsurelycometopass.

33AfterthisthingH1697Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379returnedH7725notfromhisevilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,butmadeH6213againfromamongallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116: whosoeverwould,heconsecratedhim,thattheremightbeוִיהִ֖יvi.HiH1961priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighבָמֽוֹת׃va.MotH1116placesH1116.

34AndthisthingH1697becameH1961sinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,eventocutitoff,andtodestroyוּלְהַשְׁמִ֔ידu.le.hash.MidH8045itfromoffthefaceH6440oftheearthH127.

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