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1 Kings 12:8-16

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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