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1 Kings 12:25-28

25Then Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427therein; and went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from thence, and builtוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26And Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Now shall the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732:

27If this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971go upיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927to doלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificeזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068at Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,then shall the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turn againוְ֠שָׁבve.shoH7725unto their lordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113, evenunto Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and they shall killוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me, and go againוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

28Whereupon the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428took counselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,and madeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, It is too muchרַב־rav-H7227for you to go upמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:behold thy godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which brought thee upהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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