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1 Kings 12:8-11

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:

9And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, What counsel giveנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289ye that we mayוְנָשִׁ֥יבve.na.ShivH7725answerדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,who have spokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,MakeH7043the yokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923which thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1did putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon us lighterH7043?

10And the young menהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that were grown upגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with him spakeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto him, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thus shalt thou speakתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559unto this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971that spakeדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513our yokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, but make thou itlighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043unto us; thus shalt thou sayתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696unto them, My littleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingershall be thickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666than my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11And now whereas my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1did ladeהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006you with a heavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923,I will addאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to your yokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1hath chastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you with whipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,but I will chastiseאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you with scorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

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