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1 Kings 12:25-30

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.

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