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2 Chronicles 11:1-4

1When Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346arrivedוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he mobilizedוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144—180,000מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףme.'Ah u.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH3967 H8084 H505chosenבָּח֖וּר עֹשֵׂ֣הba.Chur 'o.SehH977 H6213warriorsמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421—to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and restoreלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

3“Tellאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559אֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063andוְאֶל֙ve.'ElH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559

4that this is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘You are notלֹא־lo'-H3808to go upתַעֲלוּ֩ וְלֹא־ta.'a.Lu ve.lo'-H5927 H3808and fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּti.La.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251.Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you must returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725homeלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,forכִּ֧יkiH3588thisהַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑הha.da.Var ha.ZehH2088 H1697isנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961My doingמֵֽאִתִּ֛יme.'i.TiH854.’”So they listenedוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and turned backוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from goingמִלֶּ֥כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980againstאֶל־'el-H413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

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