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1 Kings 12:16-19

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.

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