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1 Kings 12:2-4

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,

4Thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH7185our yokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievousH7185:now therefore make thou the grievousהַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.ShahH7186serviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656of thy fatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,and his heavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923which he putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon us, lighterהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043,and we will serveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

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