New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 11:31-35

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

32(but he will haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259tribeוְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטve.ha.She.vetH7626,for the sakeלְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'anH4616of My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732and for the sakeוּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'anH4616of Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977from allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478),

33becauseיַ֣עַן׀ אֲשֶׁ֣רYa.'an 'a.SherH3282 H834they have forsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800Me, andhave worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812AshtorethH6252the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Sidoniansצִֽדֹנִין֒tzi.do.NinH6722,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and Milcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445the godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983;and they have not walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in My waysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870,doingלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213whatH3477is rightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477in My sightבְּעֵינַ֛יbe.'ei.NaiH5869and observingMy statutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,as his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732did.

34Nevertheless I will not takeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,but I will makeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896himrulerנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425,for the sakeלְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I choseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834observedשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and My statutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708;

35butI will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410from his son’sבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027and giveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to you, eventenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626.

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