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1 Kings 11:26-40

26AndJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָם֩ve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֨טne.VatH5028, anEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673ofZeredaהַצְּרֵדָ֗הha.tze.re.DahH6868,Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הlish.lo.MohH8010servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650, whosemother’sאִמּוֹ֙'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034wasZeruahצְרוּעָה֙tze.ru.'AhH6871, awidowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802, even heraisedוַיָּ֥רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311hishandיָ֖דyadH3027against thekingבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428.

27And this was thecauseהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697why heraisedהֵרִ֥יםhe.RimH7311hishandיָ֖דyadH3027against thekingבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407, andrepairedסָגַ֕רsa.GarH5462thebreachesפֶּ֕רֶץPe.retzH6556of thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

28And themanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379was a mightymanגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368ofvalourחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428: andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010seeingוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200the youngmanהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288that he wasindustriousעֹשֵׂ֤ה מְלָאכָה֙'o.Seh me.la.KhahH6213 H4399, he made himrulerוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485over all thechargeסֵ֖בֶלSe.velH5447of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

29And it came to pass at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256whenJeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379wentoutיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318ofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389, that theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Ahijahאֲחִיָּה֩'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֨יha.shi.lo.NiH7888foundוַיִּמְצָ֣אvai.yim.Tza'H4672him in thewayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870; and he hadcladמִתְכַּסֶּה֙mit.ka.SehH3680himself with anewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319garmentבְּשַׂלְמָ֣הbe.sal.MahH8008; and theytwoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םu.she.nei.HemH8147were alone in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

30AndAhijahאֲחִיָּ֔ה'a.chi.YahH281caughtוַיִּתְפֹּ֣שׂvai.yit.PosH8610thenewהַחֲדָשָׁ֖הha.cha.da.ShahH2319garmentבַּשַּׂלְמָ֥הba.sal.MahH8008that was on him, andtoreוַיִּ֨קְרָעֶ֔הָvai.Yik.ra.'E.haH7167it intwelveשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240piecesקְרָעִֽים׃ke.ra.'ImH7168:

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֔םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Takeקַח־kach-H3947theetenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235piecesקְרָעִ֑יםke.ra.'ImH7168: for thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Behold, I willrendקֹרֵ֤עַko.Re.a'H7167thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626to thee:

32(But he shall haveoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259tribeוְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטve.ha.She.vetH7626for myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732sake, and forJerusalem’sיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389sake, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which I havechosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977out of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:)

33Because they haveforsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and haveworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812Ashtorethלְעַשְׁתֹּרֶת֮le.'ash.to.RetH6253thegoddessאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theZidoniansצִֽדֹנִין֒tzi.do.NinH6722,Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theMoabitesמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, andMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445thegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983, and have notwalkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in mywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870, todoלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477in myeyesבְּעֵינַ֛יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, and to keep mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and myjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

34Yet I will nottakeאֶקַּ֥ח'e.KachH3947the wholekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of hishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027: but I willmakeאֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ'a.shi.Te.nuH7896himprinceנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416forDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650sake, whom Ichoseבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977, because hekeptשָׁמַ֖רsha.MarH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֥יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ve.chu.ko.TaiH2708:

35But I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410out of hisson’sבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, and willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֣יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thee, eventenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235tribesהַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃ha.she.va.TimH7626.

36And to hissonוְלִבְנ֖וֹve.liv.NoH1121will Igiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626, thatDavidלְדָֽוִיד־le.da.vid-H1732myservantעַ֠בְדִּי'Av.diH5650may have alightנִ֣ירnirH5216alwaysהַיָּמִ֤ים׀hai.ya.MimH3117beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892which I havechosenבָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977for me toputלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034there.

37And I willtakeאֶקַּ֔ח'e.KachH3947thee, and thou shaltreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427according to all that thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183, and shalt bekingמֶּ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

38And it shall be, if thou wilthearkenתִּשְׁמַע֮tish.Ma'H8085to all that Icommandאֲצַוֶּךָ֒'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee, and wiltwalkוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in mywaysבִדְרָכַ֗יvid.ra.KhaiH1870, anddoוְעָשִׂ֨יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213rightהַיָּשָׁ֤רhai.ya.SharH3477in mysightבְּעֵינַי֙be.'ei.NaiH5869, tokeepלִשְׁמ֤וֹרlish.MorH8104mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708and mycommandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687, asDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213; that I will be with thee, andbuildוּבָנִ֨יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129thee asureנֶאֱמָן֙ne.'e.ManH539houseבַֽיִת־va.yit-H1004, as Ibuiltבָּנִ֣יתִיba.Ni.tiH1129forDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, and willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to thee.

39And I will for thisafflictוַֽאעַנֶּ֛הva.'a.NehH6031theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, but not foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

40Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245therefore tokillלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379. AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272intoEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714, toShishakשִׁישַׁ֣קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and was inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֖יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714until thedeathמ֥וֹתMotH4194ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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