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1 Kings 14:1-8

1Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379fellsickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

2AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidH559tohiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965,Ipraythee,anddisguise thyself,thatthoubenotknownיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045tobethewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;andgettheetoShilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887:behold,thereisAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whospakeconcerningmethatIshouldbekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3Andtakeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947withtheetenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loaves,andcakes,andacruseofhoneyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706,andgoוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935tohim:hewilltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046theewhatshallbecomeH1961ofthechild.

4AndJeroboam’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802didsoH3651,andaroseH6965,andwentH935toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,andcameH935tothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281.NowAhijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldnotseeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200;forhiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869weresetH6965byreasonofhisage.

5AndJehovahsaidH559untoAhijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281,Behold,thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379comethtoinquireoftheeconcerningH413hersonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121;forheissickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470:thusandthusshalt thousayH559untoher;foritwillbeוִיהִ֣יvi.HiH1961,whenshecomethin,thatshewillfeignherselftobeH1961anotherwomanH802.

6AnditwasH1961so,whenAhijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardH8085thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofherfeetH7272,asshecameH935inatthedoorH6607,thathesaidH559,ComeH935in, thouwifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100feignest thou thyselftobeH1961another?forIamsentH7971totheewithheavy tidings.

7Go,tellJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: ForasmuchasIexaltedH7311theefromamongthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andmadeH5414theeprinceH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8andrentthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayfromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andgaveH5414itthee;andyetthou hastnotbeenH1961asmyservantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whokeptH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,andwhofollowedmewithallhisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,todothatonlyרַ֖קrakH7535whichwasH1961rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477inmineeyesH5869,

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