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1 Kings 12

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927;forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadcomeH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927tomakehimkingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2AnditcametopasswhenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028heardH8085it(nowhewasH1961yetH5750inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, whitherhehadfledH1272fromthepresenceH6440ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

3andtheysentH7971andcalledH7121him),thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallthecongregationofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935andspokeH1696toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH5414ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievous;andnowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258lightenהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043thouthegrievousservitudeH5656ofthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1andhisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923thatheputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponus,andwewillserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

5AndhesaidH559tothem, Departyetעֹ֛ד'odH5750forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,thencomeagainH5750tome.Andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971departed.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346consultedH3289withtheoldH2205men,whohadstoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1whileheyetlived,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349doyeadviseH3289toreturnH7725answertothispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?

7AndtheyspokeH1696tohimsayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,IfthisdayH3117thou wiltbeתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961aservantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650tothispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971,andwiltserveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647themandanswerוַעֲנִיתָ֕םva.'a.ni.TamH6030themandspeakH1696goodH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697tothem,theywillbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650forever.

8ButheforsooktheadviceH6098oftheoldH2205menH2205whichtheyhadgivenhim,andconsultedH3289withtheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH2205,whohadgrownH1431upwithhim,thatstoodH5975beforehim.

9AndhesaidH559tothem,WhatadvicegiveH5414yethatwemayreturnH7725answertothispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whohavespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696tomesayingH559,Lightenהָקֵל֙ha.KelH7043theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923whichthyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponus?

10Andtheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menthathadgrownH1431upwithhimspokeH1696tohimsayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559tothispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971thathavespokenH1696totheesayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ThyfatherH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,andlightenהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043thouitforus, —thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541shalt thousayH559tothem:Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995[fingerH6995]isthickerthanmyfather'sloinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975;

11andwhereasmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1laidaheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923uponyou,Iwilladdאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toyouryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedyouwithwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,asthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428hadappointedsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH935againtomeonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971roughly,andforsooktheadviceH6098oftheoldH2205menwhichtheyhadgivenhim;

14andhespokeH1696tothemaccordingtotheadviceH6098oftheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206men,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,butIwilladdאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toyouryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedyouwithwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

15Sothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenednottothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;foritwasH1961broughtaboutbyJehovah,thathemightgiveeffecttohiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichJehovahspokeH1696throughAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thatthekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenednottothem;andthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Whatportionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506haveweinDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732?And[wehave]noinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159inthesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448:Toyourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258seeH7200tothine ownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH7725totheirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

17ButasforthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdweltH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overthem.

18Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151,whowasoverthelevy;butallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedH7275himwithstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68,thathediedH4191.Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346hastenedtomounthischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818,tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH6586againstthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20AnditcametopasswhenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379hadcomebackH7725,thattheysentH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121himtotheassemblyH5712,andmadehimkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nonefollowedthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,butthetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

21AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andheassembledH6950allthehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,withthetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andeightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970aptforwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,tofightH3898againstthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemightbringH935thekingdomagaintoRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22Butthewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cametoShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23SpeakuntoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anduntoallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,andtotheremainderH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,

24Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah:Goתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927notup,norfightH3898withyourbrethren,thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;returnH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,forthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isfromme.Andtheyhearkenedtothewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,andreturnedH7725todepart,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

25AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927inmountEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427therein;andwentH3318outfromthence,andbuiltH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258shallthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725tothehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

27Ifthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927uptodosacrificeH2077inthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovahatJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971willturnH7725againtotheirlord,toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheywillkillוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me,andreturnH7725toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

28Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,andmadeH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091.AndhesaidH559tothem,Itistooרַב־rav-H7227muchH7227foryoutogoH5927uptoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:beholdthygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichbroughtH5927theeupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!

29Andhesetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theoneH259inBethel,andtheotherheputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414inDanבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

30Andthisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697becameH1961asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403;andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971went[toworship]beforetheoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259,asfarasDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

31AndhemadeH6213ahouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofhighבָּמ֑וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116,andmadeH6213priestsכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548fromallclassesofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,whowerenotofthesonsH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

32AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379ordainedafeastH2282intheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthefifteenthdayי֨וֹם׀YomH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,likethefeastH2282thatwasinJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063,andheofferedוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651didheinBethel,sacrificingלְזַבֵּ֖חַle.za.Be.achH2076tothecalvesH5695thathehadmadeH6213;andheplacedinBethelthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thathehadmadeH6213.

33Andheofferedוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀ha.miz.Be.achH4196thathehadmadeH6213inBethel,onthefifteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117oftheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,inthemonthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320whichhehaddevisedofhisown heart;andhemadeH6213afeastH2282forthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andheofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,burningincenseH6999.

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