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1 Kings 12:8-16

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.’”

12After threeהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992daysבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.vov'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sinceכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לֵאמֹ֔רha.Me.lekh le.MorH4428 H559had saidדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696, “Come backשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.”

13And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971harshlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186.He rejectedוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800אֶת־'et-H853the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834יְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ye.'a.Tzu.huH3289

14and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413as the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206had advisedכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whereas my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1made your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513אֶֽת־'et-H853,Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toעַֽל־'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.”

15So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588this turn of eventsסִבָּה֙si.BahH5438wasהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961fromמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,toלְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'anH4616fulfillהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the wordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888.

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,

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