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1 Kings 12:21-24

21And whenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, heassembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950all thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, with thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andeightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977, who werewarriorsעֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה'o.Seh mil.cha.MahH6213 H4421, tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tobringH7725thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410againH7725toRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22But thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430came toShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Speakאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and to all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, and to theremnantוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, Ye shall not goupתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927, norfightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898against yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004; for thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961from me. Theyhearkenedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085therefore to thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725todepartH3212, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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