New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 12:26-33

26Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467will returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

27Ifאִֽם־'im-H518thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927up to offerלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068at Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,then the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971will returnוְ֠שָׁבve.shoH7725to their lordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113, evento Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and they will killוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me and returnוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.”

28So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andmadeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147goldenזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “It is tooH4480muchרַב־rav-H7227for you to goמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927up to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009your godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that broughtהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927you up from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

29He setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259inBethelH1008,and the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414inDanבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

30Nowthisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697becameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961a sinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403,for the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to worshipbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Danדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

31Andhe madeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004on highבָּמ֑וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116, andmadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213priestsכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548from amongallמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were not of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

32Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379institutedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastחָ֡גchagH2282in the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־ עָשָׂר֩ba.cha.mi.shah- 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayי֨וֹם׀YomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,like the feastכֶּחָ֣ג׀ke.ChagH2282whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063, and hewentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;thusכֵּ֤ןkenH3651he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213in BethelH1008,sacrificingלְזַבֵּ֖חַle.za.Be.achH2076to the calvesלָעֲגָלִ֣יםla.'a.ga.LimH5695whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213.And he stationedוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975in BethelH1008the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

33Then hewentוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀ha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213in BethelH1008on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117in the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,even in the monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he haddevisedבָּדָ֣אba.Da'H908in his own heartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.lib.oH3820; and heinstitutedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastחָג֙chagH2282for the sonsלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andwentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196to burnH6999incenseH6999.

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