New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 14:1-6

1At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379becameH2470sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

2Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802, “Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965nowנָא֙na'H4994, anddisguiseH8132yourself so that they will not knowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045that you are the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and goוְהָלַ֣כְתְּve.ha.LakhtH1980toShilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887;beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030is thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,whoהֽוּא־hu'-H1931spokeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעָלַ֛י'a.LaiH5921me that I would bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3Takeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899with you, somecakesוְנִקֻּדִ֛יםve.ni.ku.DimH5350and a jarוּבַקְבֻּ֥קu.vak.BukH1228of honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706,and goוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935to him. He will tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046you whatמַה־mah-H4100will happenיִּֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961to the boyלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.”

4Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802didוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213soכֵּן֙kenH3651,and aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965and wentוַתֵּ֣לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and cameוַתָּבֹ֖אva.ta.Vo'H935to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281.Now Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201not seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,for his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869weredimקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965becauseH4480of his ageמִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃ סmi.sei.VoH7869.

5Now the Lordוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379is comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935toinquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of you concerningH413her sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121,for he is sickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470.You shall sayתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696thusכָּזֹ֥הka.ZohH2090and thusוְכָזֶ֖הve.kha.ZehH2088to her, for it will be when she arrivesכְבֹאָ֔הּkhe.vo.'AhH935thatshe will pretendH5235to be anotherH5235womanH5235.”

6When Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935in the doorwayבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935in, wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do you pretendH5235to be anotherH5235womanH5235?For I am sentשָׁל֥וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to you witha harshקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186message.

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