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2 Chronicles 10:6-14

6And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346took counselוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the oldהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205men that had stoodעֹֽמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1while he yet livedחַ֖יchaiH2416,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whatאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349counsel giveנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289ye meto returnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725answerדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697to this peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971?

7And they spakeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,If thou be kindלְט֜וֹבle.TovH2896to this peopleלְהָעָ֤םle.ha.'AmH5971,and pleaseוּרְצִיתָ֔םu.re.tzi.TamH7521them, and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, they will be thy servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

8But he forsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098which the old menהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205gaveיְעָצֻ֑הוּye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him, and took counselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that were brought upגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with him, that stoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

9And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, What adviceנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289give ye that we may returnוְנָשִׁ֥יבve.na.ShivH7725answerדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697to this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,which have spokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Easeהָקֵל֙ha.KelH7043somewhat the yokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923that thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1did putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon us?

10And the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that were brought upגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with him spakeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto him, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thus shalt thou answerתֹאמַ֡רto.MarH559the peopleלָעָם֩la.'AmH5971that spakeדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513our yokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, but make thou itsomewhat lighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043for us; thus shalt thou sayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559unto them, My littleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingershall be thickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666than my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11For whereasוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1putהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006a heavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923upon you, I will put moreאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I will chastise youwith scorpionsבָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ סBa.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12So Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346on the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,as the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428badeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Come againשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to me on the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.NemH6030them roughlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186;and kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346forsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹב֙vai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the old menהַזְּקֵנִֽים׃ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,

14And answeredוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696them after the adviceכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,My fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1made your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyאַכְבִּיד֙'akh.BidH3513,but I will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254thereto: my fatherH1chastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I will chastise youwith scorpionsבָּעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

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