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1 Kings 12:1-15

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH3212toShechemשְׁכֶ֑םshe.KhemH7927: for allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadcomeבָּ֥אba'H935toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927to make himkingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2And it came to pass, whenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֗טne.VatH5028, who was yet inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀kish.Mo.a'H8085of it, (for he hadfledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inEgyptבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃be.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;)

3That theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him. AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and all thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935, andspokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH7185ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievousH7185: now therefore make thou thegrievousהַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.ShahH7186serviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, and hisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923which heputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon us,lighterהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043, and we willserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,DepartH3212yet forthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, then comeagainוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to me. And thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971departedH3212.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the oldmenהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205, thatstoodעֹמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1while he yetlivedחַ֖יchaiH2416, andsaidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, How do yeadviseנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289that Imayלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725answerדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971?

7And theyspokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.berH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, If thou wilt be aservantעֶ֜בֶד'E.vedH5650to thispeopleלָעָ֤םla.'AmH5971thisdayהַ֠יּוֹםHai.yomH3117, and wiltserveוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םva.'a.vad.TamH5647them, andanswerוַעֲנִיתָ֕םva.'a.ni.TamH6030them, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, then they will be thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

8But heforsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the oldmenהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, which they hadgivenיְעָצֻ֑הוּye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him, andconsultedוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that had grownupגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with him, and whostoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him:

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, What counselgiveנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289ye that wemayוְנָשִׁ֥יבve.na.ShivH7725answerדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, who havespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,MakeH7043theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923which thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1didputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon uslighterH7043?

10And the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that had grownupגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with himspokeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thus shalt thouspeakתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559to thispeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971whospokeדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, but make thou itlighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043to us; thus shalt thousayתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696to them, Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995finger shall bethickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666than myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11And now though myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1burdenedהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006you with aheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923, I willaddאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923: myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1hathchastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I willchastiseאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you withscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12SoJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּב֨וֹאvai.ya.vov'H935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, as thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428hadappointedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Come to meagainשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971roughlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186, andforsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800the oldmen’sהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098that theygaveיְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him;

14Andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to them after thecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1madeH3513youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, and I willaddאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923: myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1alsochastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I willchastiseאֲיַסֵּ֥ר'a.ya.SerH3256you withscorpionsבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

15Therefore thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085not to thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; for thecauseסִבָּה֙si.BahH5438was from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that he mightperformהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965hissayingדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697, which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֣ה'a.chi.YahH281theShiloniteהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

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