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1 Kings 12:1-16

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.

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