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1 Kings 12:19-33

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

20And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wasreturnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725, that theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121him unto thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, andmadeH1961himkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: there wasnoneלֹ֤אlo'H3808thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, but thetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905.

21And whenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346wascomeH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, heassembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, and thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and fourscorethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970,whichH1004werewarriorsמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tobringH935thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410againלְהָשִׁיב֙le.ha.ShivH7725toRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22But thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961untoShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Speakאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559untoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, and to therestוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927upH5927,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnH7725everyH376manH376to hishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004; for thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697is ofmeH7725.SoH3541they hearkened unto thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andreturnedH7725andwentH5927theirwayH1697,accordingH376to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

25ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927in thehillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, anddweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427therein; and hewentH3318outH3318from thence, andbuiltוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258shall thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732:

27ifH518thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927upH5927toofferH5927sacrificesזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDH3068atJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then shall theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turnH7725againH7725unto theirlordH3068,evenH518untoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and they shallkillוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026meH413, andreturnH7725toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

28Whereupon thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH5927counselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andmadeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091; and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, It istooרַב־rav-H7227muchH7227foryouH834togoH5927upH5927toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834broughtH5927theeupH5927outאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

29And hesetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the one in Beth-el, and theotherH259putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414he inDanבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

30And thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697becameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403: for thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentH6440to worshipbeforeH6440the one,evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

31And hemadeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofhighבָּמ֑וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116, andmadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213priestsכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548from amongallמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

32AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379ordained afeastחָ֡גchagH2282in theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, on the fifteenthdayי֨וֹם׀YomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, like unto thefeastכֶּחָ֣ג׀ke.ChagH2282that is inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063, and hewentH5927upH5927unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196;soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651didH6213he in Beth-el,sacrificingלְזַבֵּ֖חַle.za.Be.achH2076unto thecalvesלָעֲגָלִ֣יםla.'a.ga.LimH5695that he hadmadeH6213: and heplacedוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975in Beth-el thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichH834he hadmadeH6213.

33And hewentH5927upH5927unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀ha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213in Beth-el on the fifteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117in theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,evenוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213in themonthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he haddevisedבָּדָ֣אba.Da'H908of his own heart: and he ordained afeastחָג֙chagH2282for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andwentH5927upH5927unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, toburnH6999incenseH6999.

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