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1 Kings 12:6-8

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.NeiH1961 H5975 H854 H6440his 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.MimH3605 H3117.”

8But Rehoboam rejectedוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834;instead, he consultedאֶת־'et-H3289 H854the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had grown upגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834and servedהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

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