Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 12:6-8

6And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the old menהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,that stoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1while he yet livedחַ֖יchaiH2416,and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,How do ye adviseנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289that I mayלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725answerדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697this peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?

7And they spakeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.berH1696unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,If thou wilt be a servantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650unto this peopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971this dayהַ֠יּוֹםHai.yomH3117,and wilt serveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, and answerוַעֲנִיתָ֕םva.'a.ni.TamH6030them, and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, then they will be thy servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

8But he forsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the old menהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205,which they had givenיְעָצֻ֑הוּye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him, and consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that were grown upגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with him, andwhich stoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him:

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