New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 12:28-32

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.

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