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1 Kings 14:1-6

1At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379fell sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

2And Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his wifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965,I pray thee, and disguiseוְהִשְׁתַּנִּ֔יתve.hish.ta.NitH8138thyself, that thou be not knownיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045to be the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;and getוְהָלַ֣כְתְּve.ha.LakhtH1980thee to Shilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887: behold, there isAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,which toldדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696me that I should bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3And takeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947with theeבְּ֠יָדֵךְBe.ya.dekhH3027tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899,and cracknelsוְנִקֻּדִ֛יםve.ni.ku.DimH5350,and a cruseוּבַקְבֻּ֥קu.vak.BukH1228of honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706,and goוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935to him: he shall tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046thee what shall become of the childלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.

4And Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802did soוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213,and aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965,and wentH3212to Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and cameוַתָּבֹ֖אva.ta.Vo'H935to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281.But Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201not seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200;for his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869were setקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965by reason of his ageמִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃ סmi.sei.VoH7869.

5And Yhwhוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281,Behold, the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379comethבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935to askלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875a thingדָּבָ֨רda.VarH1697of thee for her sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121; for he issickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470:thusכָּזֹ֥הka.ZohH2090and thus shalt thou sayתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh inכְבֹאָ֔הּkhe.vo.'AhH935, that she shall feign herself to beanotherמִתְנַכֵּרָֽה׃mit.na.ke.RahH5234woman.

6And it was so,when Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272,as she came inבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935at the doorבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607,that he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Come inבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935,thou wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379; why feignest thou thyself to beanotherמִתְנַכֵּרָ֔הmit.na.ke.RahH5234? for I amsentשָׁל֥וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to thee withheavyקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186tidings.

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