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1 Kings 11:31-33

31And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Takeקַח־kach-H3947thee tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235piecesקְרָעִ֑יםke.ra.'ImH7168:for thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Behold, I will rendקֹרֵ֤עַko.Re.a'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626to thee:

32(But he shall have oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259tribeוְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטve.ha.She.vetH7626for my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732sake, and for Jerusalem’sיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389sake, the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which I have chosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977out of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

33Because that they have forsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and have worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812Ashtorethלְעַשְׁתֹּרֶת֮le.'ash.to.RetH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Zidoniansצִֽדֹנִין֒tzi.do.NinH6722,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and Milcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,and have not walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in my waysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,to doלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477in mine eyesבְּעֵינַ֛יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, and to keepmy statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and my judgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

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