Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 12:1-3

1And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH3212to Shechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927:for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were comeבָּ֥אba'H935to Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927to make him kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2And it came to pass, when Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028,who was yet in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085of it, (for he was fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from the presenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Egyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;)

3That they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971and calledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him. And Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and all the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935,and spakeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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