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1 Kings 11:11-13

11Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have doneהָֽיְתָה־ עִמָּ֔ךְha.ye.tah- 'i.MakhH1961 H5973thisזֹּ֣אתzotH2063and have notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and My statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,I will tearקָרֹ֨עַka.Ro.a'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayאֶקְרַ֤ע'ek.Ra'H7167from youמֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָme.'a.Lei.khaH5921אֶת־'et-H853and give itוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414to your servantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389,for the sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it during your lifetimeבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117;I will tear itאֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃'ek.ra.'E.nahH7167out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13Yetרַ֤קrakH7535אֶת־'et-H853I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808tear the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467away from himאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167.I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626to your sonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121for the sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616of My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732and for the sakeוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.tiH977.”

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