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2 Chronicles 11:1-4

1And when Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he gatheredוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950of the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144an hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977men,which were warriorsעֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה'o.Seh mil.cha.MahH4421 H6213,to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he might bringH7725the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467againH7725to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Speakאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559unto Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and to all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Ye shall not go upתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927,nor fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּti.La.cha.MuH3898against your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004:for this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697is doneנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961of me. And they obeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from goingH3212against Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

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