Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 12:2-4

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-H7971 H7121Jeroboam,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.MorH1696 H559,

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.”

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