Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 14:1-18

1At that timeAbijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379fellsickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

2AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hiswifeלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹle.'ish.ToH802,Ariseק֤וּמִיKu.miH6965, IprayH4994thee, and disguise thyself, that thou benotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808knownיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045to be thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379: andgetH6965thee toShilohשִׁלֹ֗הshi.LohH7887;beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, there isAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whichהֽוּא־hu'-H1931spake concerningmeH4994that I should bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

3Andtakeוְלָקַ֣חַתְּve.la.Ka.chatH3947with theetenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899, and cracknels, and a cruse ofhoneyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706, andgoוּבָ֣אתu.VatH935to him: he shalltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046theewhatמַה־mah-H4100shallbecomeיִּֽהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961of thechildלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.

4AndJeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802didוַתַּ֤עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213soH3651, andaroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965, andwentH935toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887, andcameH935to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֑ה'a.chi.YahH281.Nowכִּ֛יkiH3588Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙va.'a.chi.Ya.huH281couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200; for hiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869weresetקָ֥מוּKa.muH6965byreasonH3651of hisageH935.

5And theLORDוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068saidH559untoAhijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379cometh toinquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of thee concerningherH413sonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121; for he issickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470:thusH2088andthusH2088shalt thousayH559untoherH413: for it shall be, whensheH1931cometh in, thatsheH1931shall feignherselfH1931to beanotherH2088womanH802.

6And it wassoH7971, whenAhijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofherאֵלַ֖יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272, assheH4100cameבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935in at thedoorבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607, that hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Comeבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935in, thouwifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100feignest thou thyself to beanotherזֶּ֗הZehH2088? for I amsentH7971to thee with heavy tidings.

7Go,tellH559Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Forasmuch as Iexaltedהֲרִימֹתִ֖יךָha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311thee from among thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, andmadeוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414theeprinceנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8and rent thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andgaveH5414it thee: and yet thou hastnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808been as myservantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732, whokeptשָׁמַ֨רsha.MarH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, and whofollowedאַחֲרַי֙'a.cha.RaiH310meH5414withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824, todoלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatonlyרַ֖קrakH7535whichH834wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in mineeyesבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869;

9but hastdoneלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489aboveH6440allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that werebeforeH6440thee, and hastgoneהָי֣וּha.YuH1961andmadeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213theeotherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430, and moltenimagesוּמַסֵּכוֹת֙u.ma.se.khOtH4541, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH6440toangerH3707, and hastcastהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993meH6440behindH310thybackH310:

10therefore,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451uponH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, and willcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772fromJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379everyמַשְׁתִּ֣יןmash.TinH8366man child, him that isshutעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113upH5704and him that isleftוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800atlargeH1004inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and willutterlyתֻּמּֽוֹ׃tu.MoH8552sweepawayH310thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, as a man sweepethawayH310dungהַגָּלָ֖לha.ga.LalH1557,tillH5704it beallH5704goneH935.

11Him that dieth ofJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379in thecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892shall thedogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398; and him that dieth in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704shall the fowls of the aireatיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

12Ariseק֖וּמִיKu.miH6965thou therefore,getH6965thee to thinehouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004: and when thyfeetרַגְלַ֛יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272enterH935intoH935thecityהָעִ֖ירָהha.'I.rahH5892, thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206shalldieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191.

13AndallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallmournוְסָֽפְדוּ־ve.sa.fe.du-H5594for him, andburyוְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912him; for heonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905ofJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shallcomeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to thegraveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588in him there isfoundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672someH3605goodט֗וֹבTovH2896thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697towardH413theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

14MoreoverH1571theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shallraiseוְהֵקִים֩ve.he.KimH6965himupH6965akingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who shallcutיַכְרִ֛יתyakh.RitH3772offH3772thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thatdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: butwhatוּמֶ֖הu.MehH4100?evenH1571nowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258. n

15For theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, as areedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070isshakenיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110in thewaterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325; and he shallrootוְנָתַ֣שׁve.na.TashH5428upH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH5921of thisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֨הha.'a.da.MahH127,whichH834hegaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to theirfathersלַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.HemH1, and shallscatterוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219thembeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676theRiverלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104;becauseH5921they havemadeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213theirAsherimאֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.She.rei.HemH842,provokingH3707theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068toangerמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707.

16And he shallgiveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478upH5414becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of thesinsH2398ofJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whichוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834he hathsinnedH2398, and wherewith he hathmadeH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

17AndJeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965, anddepartedH935, andcameH935toTirzahתִרְצָ֑תָהtir.Tza.tahH8656: and assheהִ֛יאhi'H1931cameH935to the threshold of thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, thechildוְהַנַּ֥עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288diedמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

18Andallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him, andmournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594for him;accordingH3027to thewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he spake by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantעַבְדּ֖וֹav.DoH5650Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֥הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281theprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030.

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