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1 Kings 12:12-20

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.

16Soוַיָּשִׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725when allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085not to them, thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredדָּבָ֣ר׀da.VarH1697thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, Whatportionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506have we inDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732? neither have weinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448: to yourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: nowseeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200to thy ownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departedH3212to theirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

17But as for thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whodweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over them.

18Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151, who was over the forcedlabourהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522; and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him withstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191. Thereforekingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madespeedהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553toenterלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818, tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּvai.yif.she.'UH6586against thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20And it came to pass, when allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had comeagainשָׁ֣בshavH7725, that theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121him to thecongregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712, and made himkingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: there was none thatfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,butזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108thetribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063only.

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