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1 Kings 12:26-33

26AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Now shall thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732:

27If thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971goupיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927toofferלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificeזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068atJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then shall theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turnagainוְ֠שָׁבve.shoH7725to theirlordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113, even toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and they shallkillוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me, andreturnוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

28Upon which thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andmadeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, It is toomuchרַב־rav-H7227for you to goupמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: behold thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which broughttheeהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

29And hesetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259inBethelH1008, and theotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259heplacedנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414inDanבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

30And thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697became asinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403: for thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentH3212to worshipbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259, even toDanדָּֽן׃DanH1835.

31And hemadeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213anhouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of highplacesבָּמ֑וֹתba.MotH1116, andmadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213priestsכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548of thelowestמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, who were not of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

32AndJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379ordainedוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastחָ֡גchagH2282in theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, on thefifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־ עָשָׂר֩ba.cha.mi.shah- 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayי֨וֹם׀YomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֜דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, like thefeastכֶּחָ֣ג׀ke.ChagH2282that is inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063, and heofferedוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. Sodidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213he inBethelH1008,sacrificingלְזַבֵּ֖חַle.za.Be.achH2076to thecalvesלָעֲגָלִ֣יםla.'a.ga.LimH5695that he hadmadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213: and heplacedוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975inBethelH1008thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highplacesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

33So heofferedוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀ha.miz.Be.achH4196which he hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213inBethelH1008thefifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, even in themonthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320which he haddevisedבָּדָ֣אba.Da'H908of his ownheartמִלִּבּ֑וֹmi.lib.oH3820; andordainedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213afeastחָג֙chagH2282to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and heofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, and burntincenseלְהַקְטִֽיר׃ פle.hak.TirH6999.

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