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2 Chronicles 10:3-7

3So they sent forוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971Jeroboamוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121,andיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379heand allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346and saidוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ לֵאמֹֽר׃vay.da.be.Ru le.MorH1696 H559,

4“Your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1put a heavyהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185yokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923on usאֶת־'et-H853.But nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258you must lightenהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043the burdenהַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.ShahH7186of your father’sאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1serviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656and the heavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,and we will serve youוְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.Na.'av.De.kaH5647.”

5Rehoboam answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Come backוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to meאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413אֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413inע֛וֹדodH5750threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.”So the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971departedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980.

6Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289withאֶת־'et-H854the eldersהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had servedהָי֣וּ עֹֽמְדִ֗ים לִפְנֵי֙ha.Yu 'o.me.Dim lif.NeiH1961 H5975 H6440his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010duringבִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹbih.yo.ToH1961his lifetimeחַ֖יchaiH2416. “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349do youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859advise meנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289to respondלְהָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָֽר׃le.ha.Shiv da.VarH7725 H1697to theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971?”he askedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559.

7They repliedוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696אֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will beתִּֽהְיֶ֨הtih.YehH1961kindלְט֜וֹבle.TovH2896to theseהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלְהָעָ֤םle.ha.'AmH5971and please themוּרְצִיתָ֔םu.re.tzi.TamH7521by speakingוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696kindטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to themאֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH413,they will beוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961yourservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.”

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