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1 Kings 12:16-29

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.

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