New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 11:29-31

29It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,when Jeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wentיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318out of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389, thatthe prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֩'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֨יha.shi.lo.NiH7888foundוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672him on the roadבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870. NowAhijah had clothedמִתְכַּסֶּה֙mit.ka.SehH3680himself with a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cloakבְּשַׂלְמָ֣הbe.sal.MahH8008;and bothוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םu.she.nei.HemH8147of them were aloneלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

30ThenAhijahאֲחִיָּ֔ה'a.chi.YahH281tookH8610holdH8610of the newהַחֲדָשָׁ֖הha.cha.da.ShahH2319cloakבַּשַּׂלְמָ֥הba.sal.MahH8008whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was on him and toreוַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָvai.Yik.ra.'E.haH7167it into twelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168.

31He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947for yourself tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235piecesקְרָעִ֑יםke.ra.'ImH7168;for thusכֹה֩khohH3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘BeholdH2009,I will tearקֹרֵ֤עַko.Re.a'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010and giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414you tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626

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