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1 Kings 12:21-24

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.

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