New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 12:1-3

1Then Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478had comeבָּ֥אba'H935toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927to makeלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427him kingH4427.

2Nowwhen JeroboamH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085about this,he was livingוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714(for he was stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from the presenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010).

3Then they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971wordand summonedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him, and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935and spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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