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1 Kings 14:1-6

1At thatהַהִ֔יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379became illחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470,

2and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802, “Nowנָא֙na'H4994get upק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965,disguise yourselfוְהִשְׁתַּנִּ֔יתve.hish.ta.NitH8138so they will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808recognizeיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045כִּי־ki-H3588youאַ֖תְּ'a.tiH859as my wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת יָרָבְעָ֑ם'E.shet ya.ra.ve.'AmH802 H3379,and goוְהָלַ֣כְתְּve.ha.LakhtH1980to Shilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887.Forהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030is thereשָׁם֙shamH8033;it was heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931who spokeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696about myעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921kingshipלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3Takeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947with youבְּ֠יָדֵךְBe.ya.dekhH3027tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loaves of breadלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899,some cakesוְנִקֻּדִ֛יםve.ni.ku.DimH5350,and a jarוּבַקְבֻּ֥קu.vak.BukH1228of honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706,and goוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413.Heה֚וּאhu'H1931will tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046youwhatמַה־mah-H4100will becomeיִּֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961of the boyלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.”

4Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802didוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213asכֵּן֙kenH3651instructed;she aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965and wentוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887and arrivedוַתָּבֹ֖אva.ta.Vo'H935at Ahijah’sאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.Now Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,forכִּ֛יkiH3588his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869were dimקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965because of his ageמִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃ סmi.sei.VoH7869.

5But the LORDוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379is comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935to askלִדְרֹשׁ֩ דָּבָ֨רlid.Rosh da.VarH1875 H1697youמֵעִמְּךָ֤me.'i.me.KhaH5973aboutאֶל־'el-H413her sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֔וּאHu'H1931is illחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470.You are to sayתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696suchכָּזֹ֥הka.ZohH2090and suchוְכָזֶ֖הve.kha.ZehH2088to herאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,becauseוִיהִ֣יvi.HiH1961when she arrivesכְבֹאָ֔הּkhe.vo.'AhH935,sheוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1931will be disguisedמִתְנַכֵּרָֽה׃mit.na.ke.RahH5234.”

6Soוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961when Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272enteringבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935the doorבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Come inבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935,wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379!Whyלָ֣מָּה זֶּ֗הLa.mah ZehH4100 H2088are youאַ֚תְּ'atH859disguisedמִתְנַכֵּרָ֔הmit.na.ke.RahH5234?For Iוְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יve.'A.no.KhiH595have beensentשָׁל֥וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to youאֵלַ֖יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413withbadקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186news.

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