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1 Kings 12:21-24

21And when Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he assembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950all the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,with the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,an hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosen menבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977,which were warriorsעֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה'o.Seh mil.cha.MahH4421 H6213,to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to bringH7725the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410againH7725to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22But the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430came unto Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Speakאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559unto Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and unto all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and to the remnantוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Ye shall not go upתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927,nor fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898against your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004;for this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961from me. They hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085therefore to the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to departH3212,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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