Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 12:1-19

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927: forallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werecomeH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927tomakeכִּ֥יkiH3588himkingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085of it, (for he was yet inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, wither he hadfledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,

3and theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him;) thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935, and spake untoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH5414ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievousH3515:nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258thereforemakeH5414thou thegrievousH3515serviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, and hisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923whichH834heputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414,lighterהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043, andweH834willserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Depart yet forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, thencomeוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725againעֹ֛ד'odH5750tomeH413. And thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971departed.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346tookאֶת־'et-H853counselוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with theoldהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205menH5971, that hadstoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeH6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1whileH1961he yetlivedחַ֖יchaiH2416,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834counselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289giveH7725yemeH6440toreturnH7725answerH7725to thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?

7And they spake unto him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wilt be aservantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650unto thispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971thisdayH3117, and wiltserveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, andanswerוַעֲנִיתָ֕םva.'a.ni.TamH6030them, andspeakH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, then they will be thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088.

8But he forsook thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of theoldH2205menH2205whichH834they hadgivenH3289him, andtookאֶת־'et-H853counselH6098with theyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH2205that weregrownגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431upH5975with him, thatstoodH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,WhatH4100counselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289giveH5414ye, thatweH834mayreturnH7725answerH7725to thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, who havespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696tomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,MakeH5414theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923that thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1didH4100putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414lighterהָקֵל֙ha.KelH7043?

10And theyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH5971that weregrownH1431upH5921with him spake unto him,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559unto thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971that spake unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, butmakeH1431thou itlighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043untousH413;thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541shalt thouspeakH1696unto them, Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingerH6995isthickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666thanH5921myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258whereasH6258myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1didH3254ladeyouH5921with aheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923, I willaddאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923: myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256youH5921withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I willchastiseאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256youH5921withscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12Soכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, as thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428bade,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH935tomeH413againשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971roughly, and forsook thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of theoldהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205menH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they hadgivenיְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him;

14and spake to themafterH5921thecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of theyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, but I willaddאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923: myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256youH5921withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I willchastiseאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256youH5921withscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137;

15Soלְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenednotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808unto thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; for it was athingH1697broughtH1961aboutH1961of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that he mightestablishהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spake by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16And whenallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenednotH3808unto them, thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredH559thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506haveweH3588inDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732?neitherH3808haveweH3588inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448: to yourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200to thine ownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.SoH3808Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departed unto theirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

17But as for thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whichdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over them.

18Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151, who was over the levy; andallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him withstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191. Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madeהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553speed togetH5927himupH5927to hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818, tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19Soהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH6586againstH6586thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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