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1 Kings 12

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he wentרְחַבְעָ֖םRehoboamשְׁכֶ֑םShechemכִּ֥יforשְׁכֶ֛םShechemבָּ֥אit had goneכָל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלְהַמְלִ֥יךְto make kingאֹתֽוֹ׃obj. him
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀when heardיָרָבְעָ֣םJeroboamבֶּן־the son ofנְבָ֗טNebatוְהוּא֙and heעוֹדֶ֣נּוּstill heבְמִצְרַ֔יִםwas in Egyptאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereבָּרַ֔חhe had fledמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבand he dweltיָרָבְעָ֖םJeroboamבְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃in Egypt
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וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙and people sentוַיִּקְרְאוּ־and they summonedל֔וֹto himוַיָּבֹ֥אand he cameיָרָבְעָ֖םJeroboamוְכָל־and allקְהַ֣לthe assembly ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּand they spokeאֶל־toרְחַבְעָ֖םRehoboamלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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אָבִ֖יךָfather yourהִקְשָׁ֣הhe made hardאֶת־obj.עֻלֵּ֑נוּyoke ourוְאַתָּ֡הand youעַתָּ֣הnowהָקֵל֩lightenמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תsome of the service ofאָבִ֜יךָfather yourהַקָּשָׁ֗הthe hardוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹand some of yoke hisהַכָּבֵ֛דthe heavyאֲשֶׁר־whichנָתַ֥ןhe putעָלֵ֖ינוּon usוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃and we will serve you
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themלְכ֥וּgoעֹ֛דyetשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הthreeיָמִ֖יםdaysוְשׁ֣וּבוּand returnאֵלָ֑יto meוַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they wentהָעָֽם׃the people
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וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץand he consultedהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingרְחַבְעָ֗םRehoboamאֶת־withהַזְּקֵנִים֙the eldersאֲשֶׁר־whoהָי֣וּthey wereעֹמְדִ֗יםstandingאֶת־withפְּנֵי֙the presence ofשְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomonאָבִ֔יוfather hisבִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹwhen was heחַ֖יaliveלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingאֵ֚יךְhow?אַתֶּ֣םare youנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםcounselingלְהָשִׁ֥יבto bring backאֶת־obj.הָֽעָם־the peopleהַזֶּ֖הthe thisדָּבָֽר׃word
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וַיְדַבְּר֨וּand they spokeאֵלָ֜יוto himלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingאִם־ifהַ֠יּוֹםthis dayתִּֽהְיֶה־you will beעֶ֜בֶדa servantלָעָ֤םof the peopleהַזֶּה֙the thisוַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔םand you will serve themוַעֲנִיתָ֕םand you will answer themוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥and you will speakאֲלֵיהֶ֖םto themדְּבָרִ֣יםwordsטוֹבִ֑יםkindוְהָי֥וּand they will beלְךָ֛of youעֲבָדִ֖יםservantsכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃the days
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וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בand he forsookאֶת־obj.עֲצַ֥תthe counsel ofהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםthe eldersאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichיְעָצֻ֑הוּthey had counseled himוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץand he consultedאֶת־withהַיְלָדִים֙the young menאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoגָּדְל֣וּthey had grown upאִתּ֔וֹwith himאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoהָעֹמְדִ֖יםwere the ones who stoodלְפָנָֽיו׃to before him
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themמָ֚הwhat?אַתֶּ֣םare youנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםcounselingוְנָשִׁ֥יבand we may bring backדָּבָ֖רwordאֶת־obj.הָעָ֣םthe peopleהַזֶּ֑הthe thisאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichדִּבְּר֤וּthey have spokenאֵלַי֙to meלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהָקֵל֙lightenמִן־some ofהָעֹ֔לthe yokeאֲשֶׁר־whichנָתַ֥ןhe putאָבִ֖יךָfather yourעָלֵֽינוּ׃on us
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וַיְדַבְּר֣וּand they spokeאֵלָ֗יוto himהַיְלָדִים֙the young menאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoגָּדְל֣וּthey had grown upאִתּוֹ֮with himלֵאמֹר֒to sayingכֹּֽה־thusתֹאמַ֣רyou will sayלָעָ֣םto the peopleהַזֶּ֡הthe thisאֲשֶׁר֩whichדִּבְּר֨וּthey have spokenאֵלֶ֜יךָto youלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingאָבִ֙יךָ֙father yourהִכְבִּ֣ידhe made heavyאֶת־obj.עֻלֵּ֔נוּyoke ourוְאַתָּ֖הand youהָקֵ֣לlightenמֵעָלֵ֑ינוּfrom on the usכֹּ֚הthusתְּדַבֵּ֣רyou will speakאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themקָֽטָנִּ֥יlittle finger myעָבָ֖הit is thickמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmore than the loins ofאָבִֽי׃father my
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וְעַתָּ֗הand nowאָבִי֙father myהֶעְמִ֤יסhe loadedעֲלֵיכֶם֙on youעֹ֣לa yokeכָּבֵ֔דheavyוַאֲנִ֖יand Iאוֹסִ֣יףI will addעַֽל־toעֻלְּכֶ֑םyoke yourאָבִ֗יfather myיִסַּ֤רhe disciplinedאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםwith the whipsוַאֲנִ֕יand Iאֲיַסֵּ֥רI will disciplineאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃with the scorpions
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וַיָּב֨וֹאand he cameיָרָבְעָ֧םJeroboamוְכָל־and allהָעָ֛םthe peopleאֶל־toרְחַבְעָ֖םRehoboamבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יthe thirdכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asדִּבֶּ֤רhe had spokenהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingשׁ֥וּבוּreturnאֵלַ֖יto meבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃the third
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וַיַּ֧עַןand he answeredהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.הָעָ֖םthe peopleקָשָׁ֑הhardוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בand he forsookאֶת־obj.עֲצַ֥תthe counsel ofהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםthe eldersאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיְעָצֻֽהוּ׃they had counseled him
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themכַּעֲצַ֤תaccording to the counsel ofהַיְלָדִים֙the young menלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאָבִי֙father myהִכְבִּ֣ידhe made heavyאֶֽת־obj.עֻלְּכֶ֔םyoke yourוַאֲנִ֖יand Iאֹסִ֣יףI will addעַֽל־toעֻלְּכֶ֑םyoke yourאָבִ֗יfather myיִסַּ֤רhe disciplinedאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםwith the whipsוַאֲנִ֕יand Iאֲיַסֵּ֥רI will disciplineאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youבָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃with the scorpions
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וְלֹֽא־and notשָׁמַ֥עhe listenedהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingאֶל־toהָעָ֑םthe peopleכִּֽי־forהָיְתָ֤הit wasסִבָּה֙a turnמֵעִ֣םfrom withיְהוָ֔הYahwehלְמַ֜עַןso asהָקִ֣יםto establishאֶת־obj.דְּבָר֗וֹword hisאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichדִּבֶּ֤רhe had spokenיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּיַד֙by the hand ofאֲחִיָּ֣הAhijahהַשִּׁילֹנִ֔יthe Shiloniteאֶל־toיָרָבְעָ֖םJeroboamבֶּן־the son ofנְבָֽט׃Nebat
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וַיַּ֣רְאand it sawכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelכִּ֠יthatלֹֽא־notשָׁמַ֣עhe had listenedהַמֶּלֶךְ֮the kingאֲלֵיהֶם֒to themוַיָּשִׁ֣בוּand they brought backהָעָ֣םthe peopleאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingדָּבָ֣ר׀wordלֵאמֹ֡רto sayingמַה־what?לָּנוּ֩belongs to the usחֵ֨לֶקportionבְּדָוִ֜דin Davidוְלֹֽא־and notנַחֲלָ֣הan inheritanceבְּבֶן־in the son ofיִשַׁ֗יJesseלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙to tents yourיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לO Israelעַתָּ֕הnowרְאֵ֥הconsiderבֵיתְךָ֖own house yourדָּוִ֑דO Davidוַיֵּ֥לֶךְand it wentיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃to tents its
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וּבְנֵ֣יand the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםwho were dwellingבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְand he reignedעֲלֵיהֶ֖םover themרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פRehoboam
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חand he sentהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingרְחַבְעָ֗םRehoboamאֶת־obj.אֲדֹרָם֙Adoramאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoעַל־was overהַמַּ֔סthe forced laborוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּand they stonedכָל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לIsraelבּ֛וֹin himאֶ֖בֶןstonesוַיָּמֹ֑תand he diedוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְand the kingרְחַבְעָ֗םRehoboamהִתְאַמֵּץ֙he proved himself strongלַעֲל֣וֹתto go upבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הin the chariotלָנ֖וּסto fleeיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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וַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּand they have rebelledיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelבְּבֵ֣יתagainst the house ofדָּוִ֔דDavidעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃ סthe this
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַwhen heardכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelכִּֽי־thatשָׁ֣בhe had returnedיָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboamוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּand they sentוַיִּקְרְא֤וּand they calledאֹתוֹ֙obj. himאֶל־toהָ֣עֵדָ֔הthe congregationוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּand they made kingאֹת֖וֹobj. himעַל־overכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelלֹ֤אnotהָיָה֙anyone wasאַחֲרֵ֣יafterבֵית־the house ofדָּוִ֔דDavidזוּלָתִ֥יexceptשֵֽׁבֶט־the tribe ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahלְבַדּֽוֹ׃to only it
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וַיָּבֹ֣אand he cameרְחַבְעָם֮Rehoboamיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒Jerusalemוַיַּקְהֵל֩and he called togetherאֶת־obj.כָּל־allבֵּ֨יתthe house ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahוְאֶת־and obj.שֵׁ֣בֶטthe tribe ofבִּנְיָמִ֗ןBenjaminמֵאָ֨הone hundredוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםand eightyאֶ֛לֶףthousandבָּח֖וּרchosen manעֹשֵׂ֣הmakers ofמִלְחָמָ֑הwarלְהִלָּחֵם֙to do battleעִם־withבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלְהָשִׁיב֙to restoreאֶת־obj.הַמְּלוּכָ֔הthe kingshipלִרְחַבְעָ֖םto Rehoboamבֶּן־the son ofשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פSolomon
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וַיְהִי֙and it cameדְּבַ֣רthe word ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godאֶל־toשְׁמַעְיָ֥הShemaiahאִישׁ־the man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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אֱמֹ֗רsayאֶל־toרְחַבְעָ֤םRehoboamבֶּן־the son ofשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוְאֶל־and toכָּל־allבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןand Benjaminוְיֶ֥תֶרand the rest ofהָעָ֖םthe peopleלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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כֹּ֣הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֡הYahwehלֹֽא־notתַעֲלוּ֩you must go upוְלֹא־and notתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןyou must do battle !עִם־withאֲחֵיכֶ֣םcountrymen yourבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelשׁ֚וּבוּreturnאִ֣ישׁeachלְבֵית֔וֹto own house hisכִּ֧יforמֵאִתִּ֛יfrom with the meנִהְיָ֖הit has occurredהַדָּבָ֣רthe thingהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙and they listened toאֶת־obj.דְּבַ֣רthe word ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּand they turned backלָלֶ֖כֶתto goכִּדְבַ֥רaccording to the word ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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וַיִּ֨בֶןand he builtיָרָבְעָ֧םJeroboamאֶת־obj.שְׁכֶ֛םShechemבְּהַ֥רin the hill country ofאֶפְרַ֖יִםEphraimוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבand he dweltבָּ֑הּin itוַיֵּצֵ֣אand he went outמִשָּׁ֔םfrom thereוַיִּ֖בֶןand he builtאֶת־obj.פְּנוּאֵֽל׃Penuel
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidיָרָבְעָ֖םJeroboamבְּלִבּ֑וֹin heart hisעַתָּ֛הnowתָּשׁ֥וּבit will returnהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הthe kingdomלְבֵ֥יתto the house ofדָּוִֽד׃David
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אִֽם־ifיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀it will go upהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַזֶּ֗הthe thisלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתto makeזְבָחִ֤יםsacrificesבְּבֵית־in the house ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םin Jerusalemוְ֠שָׁבand it will returnלֵ֣בthe heart ofהָעָ֤םthe peopleהַזֶּה֙the thisאֶל־toאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔םto lords theirאֶל־toרְחַבְעָ֖םRehoboamמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיand they will kill meוְשָׁ֖בוּand they will returnאֶל־toרְחַבְעָ֥םRehoboamמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץand he took counselהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַיַּ֕עַשׂand he madeשְׁנֵ֖יtwoעֶגְלֵ֣יcalves ofזָהָ֑בgoldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֗םto themרַב־too muchלָכֶם֙for youמֵעֲל֣וֹתfor going upיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemהִנֵּ֤הhere!אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙gods yourיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לO Israelאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהֶעֱל֖וּךָthey brought up youמֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וַיָּ֥שֶׂםand he setאֶת־obj.הָאֶחָ֖דthe one calfבְּבֵֽית־in Beth-אֵ֑ל-elוְאֶת־and obj.הָאֶחָ֖דthe one calfנָתַ֥ןhe putבְּדָֽן׃in Dan
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וַיְהִ֛יand it becameהַדָּבָ֥רthe thingהַזֶּ֖הthe thisלְחַטָּ֑אתinto sinוַיֵּלְכ֥וּand they wentהָעָ֛םthe peopleלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָאֶחָ֖דthe one calfעַד־toדָּֽן׃Dan
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וַיַּ֖עַשׂand he madeאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתa house ofבָּמ֑וֹתhigh placesוַיַּ֤עַשׂand he appointedכֹּֽהֲנִים֙priestsמִקְצ֣וֹתfrom the ends ofהָעָ֔םthe peopleאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoלֹֽא־notהָי֖וּthey wereמִבְּנֵ֥יfrom the descendants ofלֵוִֽי׃Levi
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וַיַּ֣עַשׂand he appointedיָרָבְעָ֣ם׀Jeroboamחָ֡גa festivalבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהַשְּׁמִינִ֣יthe eighthבַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־on the fif-עָשָׂר֩teenי֨וֹם׀dayלַחֹ֜דֶשׁof the monthכֶּחָ֣ג׀like the festivalאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבִּיהוּדָ֗הwas in Judahוַיַּ֙עַל֙and he offered upעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altarכֵּ֤ןsoעָשָׂה֙he didבְּבֵֽית־in Beth-אֵ֔ל-elלְזַבֵּ֖חַto sacrificeלָעֲגָלִ֣יםto the calvesאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֑הhe had madeוְהֶעֱמִיד֙and he stationedבְּבֵ֣יתin Beth-אֵ֔ל-elאֶת־obj.כֹּהֲנֵ֥יthe priests ofהַבָּמ֖וֹתthe high placesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָֽׂה׃he had made
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וַיַּ֜עַלand he offered upעַֽל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ׀the altarאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֣הhe had madeבְּבֵֽית־in Beth-אֵ֗ל-elבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨הon the fif-עָשָׂ֥רteenיוֹם֙dayבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יthe eighthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁin the monthאֲשֶׁר־whichבָּדָ֣אhe had devisedמִלִּבּ֑וֹfrom own heart hisוַיַּ֤עַשׂand he appointedחָג֙a festivalלִבְנֵ֣יfor the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיַּ֥עַלand he offered upעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altarלְהַקְטִֽיר׃ פto make smoke

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