New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 10:3-7

3So they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971and summonedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him. When Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935,they spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4“Your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH7185ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923hardהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185;nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258therefore lightenהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043the hardהַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.ShahH7186serviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656of your fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and his heavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on us, and we will serveוְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.Na.'av.De.kaH5647you.”

5He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Returnוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to me againע֛וֹדodH5750in threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.”So the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971departedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980.

6Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the eldersהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadH1961servedעֹֽמְדִ֗ים לִפְנֵי֙'o.me.Dim lif.NeiH5975 H6440his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010while he was still aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349do you counselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289meto answerלְהָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָֽר׃le.ha.Shiv da.VarH7725 H1697thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971?”

7They spokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will be kindלְט֜וֹבle.TovH2896to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleלְהָעָ֤םle.ha.'AmH5971and pleaseוּרְצִיתָ֔םu.re.tzi.TamH7521them andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, then they will be your servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.”

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