New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 10:6-14

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.”

8But heforsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had givenיְעָצֻ֑הוּye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him, and consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the youngH3206menH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834grewגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431up with himand servedהָעֹמְדִ֖ים לְפָנָֽיו׃ha.'o.me.Dim le.fa.NavH5975 H6440him.

9So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whatמָ֚הmahH4100counselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289do you giveH3289that we may answerוְנָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָ֖רve.na.Shiv da.VarH7725 H1697thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have spokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Lightenהָקֵל֙ha.KelH7043the yokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414on us’?”

10The youngH3206menH3206whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834grewגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431up with him spokeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you shall sayתֹאמַ֡רto.MarH559to the peopleלָעָם֩la.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834spokeדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513our yokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,but you makeH7043it lighterH7043for us.’ Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541you shall sayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559to them, ‘My littleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingerH6995is thickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666thanH4480my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975!

11Whereasוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1loadedהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006you with a heavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923,I will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923;my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1disciplinedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I will discipline youwith scorpionsבָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ סBa.'ak.ra.BimH6137.’”

12So Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346on the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117as the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428haddirectedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Returnשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to me on the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.”

13The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.NemH6030them harshlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186,and Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346forsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹב֙vai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the eldersהַזְּקֵנִֽים׃ha.ze.ke.NimH2205.

14He spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them according to the adviceכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the youngהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “My fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1madeאַכְבִּיד֙'akh.BidH3513your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyH3513,but I will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to it; my fatherH1disciplinedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I will discipline youwith scorpionsבָּעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.”

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