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1 Kings 12:16-19

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.MorH4428 H559: “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,

17but Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346still reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478livingהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.

18Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346אֶת־'et-H853sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the forced laborהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522,but allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ אֶ֖בֶןvai.yir.ge.Mu 'E.venH7275 H68himto deathוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346mountedלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818in hasteהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553and escapedלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19So toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478has been in rebellionוַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּvai.yif.she.'UH6586against the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732.

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