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1 Kings 12:21-24

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.

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