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2 Chronicles 11:21-23

21And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Maachahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53above all his wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802and his concubinesוּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יוu.Fi.lag.ShavH6370: (for he tookנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶֽה־ עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.mo.neh- 'es.RehH6240 H8083wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802,and threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֑יםshi.ShimH8346concubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370;and begatוַיּ֗וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205twentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242and eightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֛הu.she.mo.NahH8083sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.)

22And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346madeוַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Maachahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the chiefלָרֹ֧אשׁla.RoshH7218, to berulerלְנָגִ֣ידle.na.GidH5057among his brethrenבְּאֶחָ֑יוbe.'e.ChavH251: for he thoughtto make him kingלְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃le.ham.li.KhoH4427.

23And he dealt wiselyוַיָּבֶן֩vai.ya.VenH995,and dispersedוַיִּפְרֹ֨ץvai.yif.RotzH6555of all his childrenבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121throughout all the countriesאַרְצ֧וֹת'ar.TzotH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,unto every fencedהַמְּצֻר֔וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694cityעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892:and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them victualהַמָּז֖וֹןha.ma.ZonH4202in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.And he desiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֖לvai.yish.'AlH7592manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995wivesנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

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