Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 12:1-16
2וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961When Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028heard about thisכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085,he wasוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440and had beenיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379living ever sinceוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
3So they sent forוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ וַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yish.le.Chu vai.yik.re.'u-H7971H7121Jeroboam,andיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379heand the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346and saidוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ לֵאמֹֽר׃vay.da.be.Ru le.MorH1696H559,
4“Your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1put a heavyהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185yokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923on usאֶת־'et-H853.But nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258youוְאַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH859must lightenהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043the burdenהַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.ShahH7186of your father’sאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1serviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656and the heavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,and we will serve youוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647.”
6Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289withאֶת־'et-H854the eldersהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had servedהָי֣וּ עֹמְדִ֗ים אֶת־ פְּנֵי֙ha.Yu 'o.me.Dim 'et- pe.NeiH1961H5975H854H6440his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010duringבִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹbih.yo.ToH1961his lifetimeחַ֖יchaiH2416. “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349do youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859advise meנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289to respondלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853דָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697to theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?”he askedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559.
7They repliedוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.berH1696אֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961a servantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650to theseהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971and serve themוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647this dayהַ֠יּוֹםHai.yomH3117,and if you will respondוַעֲנִיתָ֕םva.'a.ni.TamH6030by speakingוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696kindטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,they will beוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961yourservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117.”
8But Rehoboam rejectedוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834;instead, he consultedאֶת־'et-H3289H854the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had grown upגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834and servedהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.
9He askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100messageדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697אֶת־'et-H853do youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859adviseנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289that we send backוְנָשִׁ֥יבve.na.ShivH7725to theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have spokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Lightenהָקֵל֙ מִן־ha.Kel min-H7043H4480the yokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921’?”
10The young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834had grown upגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with himאִתּוֹ֮'i.ToH854repliedוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696אֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413לֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “This is howכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you should answerתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559theseהַזֶּ֡הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834saidדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696to youאֵלֶ֜יךָ לֵאמֹ֗ר'e.Lei.kha le.MorH413H559, ‘Your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1made our yokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513אֶת־'et-H853,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859must make it lighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043מֵעָלֵ֑ינוּme.'a.Lei.nuH5921.’This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541you should tellתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413: ‘My little fingerקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995is thickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666than my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1waistמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975!
11Whereasוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1burdenedהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006you with a heavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923,Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will addעֲלֵיכֶם֙ אוֹסִ֣יף'a.lei.Khem 'o.SifH3254H5921toעַֽל־'al-H5921your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923.Whereas my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1scourgedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589will scourgeאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853with scorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.’”
12After threeהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992daysבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.vov'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sinceכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לֵאמֹ֔רha.Me.lekh le.MorH4428H559had saidדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696, “Come backשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.”
13And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971harshlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186.He rejectedוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834יְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ye.'a.Tzu.huH3289
14and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413as the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206had advisedכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whereas my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1made your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513אֶֽת־'et-H853,Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toעַֽל־'al-H5921your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923.Whereas my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1scourgedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589will scourgeאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853with scorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.”
15So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588this turn of eventsסִבָּה֙si.BahH5438wasהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961fromמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,toלְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'anH4616fulfillהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the wordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888.
16When allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֠יkiH3588the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428had refusedלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.HemH413וַיָּשִׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725, theyהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853answeredדָּבָ֣ר׀da.VarH1697the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֡רha.Me.lekh le.MorH4428H559: “Whatמַה־mah-H4100portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506do we havein Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732,and whatוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in the sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448?To your tentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Lookרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258to your own houseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,O Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!”So the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168,
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