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1 Kings 12:8-11

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.

9He askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100messageדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697אֶת־'et-H853do youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859adviseנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289that we send backוְנָשִׁ֥יבve.na.ShivH7725to theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have spokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Lightenהָקֵל֙ מִן־ha.Kel min-H7043 H4480the yokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921’?”

10The young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834had grown upגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with himאִתּוֹ֮'i.ToH854repliedוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696אֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413לֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “This is howכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you should answerתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559theseהַזֶּ֡הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834saidדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696to youאֵלֶ֜יךָ לֵאמֹ֗ר'e.Lei.kha le.MorH413 H559, ‘Your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1made our yokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513אֶת־'et-H853,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859must make it lighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043מֵעָלֵ֑ינוּme.'a.Lei.nuH5921.’This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541you should tellתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH413: ‘My little fingerקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995is thickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666than my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1waistמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975!

11Whereasוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1burdenedהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006you with a heavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923,Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will addעֲלֵיכֶם֙ אוֹסִ֣יף'a.lei.Khem 'o.SifH3254 H5921toעַֽל־'al-H5921your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923.Whereas my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1scourgedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589will scourgeאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853with scorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.’”

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