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2 Chronicles 10:12-19

12After threeהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992daysבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sinceכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the kingדִּבֶּ֤ר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙di.Ber ha.Me.lekhH4428 H1696had saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Come backשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413on the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.”

13And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answered themוַיַּעֲנֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.NemH6030harshlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186.Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346אֵ֖ת'etH853rejectedוַֽיַּעֲזֹב֙vai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִֽים׃ha.ze.ke.NimH2205

14and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to themאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413as the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206had advisedכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whereas my father made your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyאַכְבִּיד֙'akh.BidH3513,אֶֽת־'et-H853Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921your yoke.Whereas my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1scourgedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will scourge youwith scorpionsבָּעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃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 eventsנְסִבָּה֙ne.si.BahH5252wasהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961fromמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,in order thatלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853might fulfillהָקִ֨יםha.KimH6965the wordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He had spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696throughבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281the Shiloniteהַשִּֽׁלוֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toאֶל־'el-H413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16When allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawthatכִּ֠יkiH3588the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428had refusedלֹא־lo'-H3808to listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to themהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853,they answeredוַיָּשִׁ֣יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ לֵאמֹ֡רha.Me.lekh le.MorH4428 H559: “Whatמַה־mah-H4100portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506do we havein Davidבְּדָוִ֜ידbe.da.VidH1732,and whatוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in the sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448אִ֤ישׁ'ishH376?To your tentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Lookרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200nowבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004to your own houseעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258,O Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732!”So allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.LavH168,

17but Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃re.chav.'AmH7346still reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478livingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.

18Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346אֶת־'et-H853sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Hadoramהֲדֹרָם֙ha.do.RamH1913,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the forced laborהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522,but the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמוּ־vai.yir.ge.mu-H7275himאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68to deathוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346mountedלַֽעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818in hasteהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553and escapedלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19So toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117dayהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478has been in rebellionוַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּvai.yif.she.'UH6586against the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732.

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