New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 12:25-30

25ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927in the hillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and livedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there. And he wentH3318outH3318from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033and builtוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26And Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467will returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

27Ifאִֽם־'im-H518thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927upH5927toofferלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,then the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971will returnוְ֠שָׁבve.shoH7725to their lordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113,to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;and they will killוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me and returnוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.”

28So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, and hemadeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147goldenזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695;and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tothe people, “It is tooH4480muchרַב־rav-H7227for you to goH5927upH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009your godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that broughtH5927you upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

29And he setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760upH7760oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'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.

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