New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 12:21-24

21Now when Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346had comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he assembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,180,000מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףme.'Ah u.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH3967 H8084 H505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977men who were warriorsמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to restoreלְהָשִׁיב֙le.ha.ShivH7725the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22But the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23“Speakאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and to therestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24‘Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, “You must not goתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927up and fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973yourrelativesאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725everyH376manH376to his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,for thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697has comeנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961from Me.”’” So they listenedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085to the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and wentלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980their wayaccording to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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