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1 Kings 12:16-29

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.

20When allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַvay.Hi kish.Mo.a'H1961 H8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had returnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725,they summonedוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּ וַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yish.le.Chu vai.yik.re.'UH7971 H7121himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the assemblyהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478הָיָה֙ha.YahH1961.Onlyלֹ֤א זוּלָתִ֥יlo' zu.la.TiH3808 H2108the tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063לְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905followedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732.

21And when Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346arrivedוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he mobilizedוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950אֶת־'et-H853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144—180,000מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףme.'Ah u.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH3967 H8084 H505chosenבָּח֖וּר עֹשֵׂ֣הba.Chur 'o.SehH977 H6213warriorsמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421—to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and restoreלְהָשִׁיב֙le.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22But the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

23“Tellאֱמֹ֗ר אֶל־'e.Mor 'el-H559 H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413,allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and the restוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559

24that this is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘You are notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to go upתַעֲלוּ֩ וְלֹא־ta.'a.Lu ve.lo'-H5927 H3808and fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251,the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you must returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725homeלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,forכִּ֧יkiH3588thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088isנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961Myמֵאִתִּ֛יme.'i.TiH854doingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697.’”So they listenedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853to the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and turned backוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ לָלֶ֖כֶתvai.ya.Shu.vu la.Le.khetH7725 H1980according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

25Then Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379אֶת־'et-H853builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927in the hill countryבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and lived thereוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427. And fromthereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033he went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and builtוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467might revertתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

27Ifאִֽם־'im-H518theseהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971go upיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927to offerלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068at Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, theirheartsלֵ֣ב הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙lev ha.'Am ha.ZehH3820 H5971 H2088will returnוְ֠שָׁבve.shoH7725toאֶל־'el-H413their lordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113אֶל־'el-H413,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;then they will kill meוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026and returnוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.”

28After seeking adviceוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147goldenזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413, “Going upמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389is too muchרַב־rav-H7227for you.Hereהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,are your godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834brought you upהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

29Oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259calfhe set upוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853in BethelH1008וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853, andנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259in Danבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

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