Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 12:14-18

14And spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them after the counselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,My fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,and I will addאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1alsochastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,but I will chastiseאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you with scorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

15Wherefore the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085not unto the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;for the causeסִבָּה֙si.BahH5438was from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that he might performהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965his sayingדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697,which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the Shiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888unto Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16Soוַיָּשִׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725when all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085not unto them, the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredדָּבָ֣ר׀da.VarH1697the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,What portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506have we in Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732? neither have weinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in the sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448:to your tentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:now seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200to thine own houseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departedH3212unto their tentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

17But as forthe childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478which dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over them.

18Then kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151, who wasover the tributeהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522;and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him with stonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68,that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.Therefore kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346made speedהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553to get him upלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818,to fleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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