Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 14:1-8

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;

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