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1 Kings 12:12-19

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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