1 Kings 13
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וַיִּקְרָ֤אand he called outעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altarבִּדְבַ֣רby the word ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidמִזְבֵּ֣חַO altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַaltarכֹּ֖הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֑הYahwehהִנֵּֽה־here!בֵ֞ןa sonנוֹלָ֤דis about to be bornלְבֵית־to the house ofדָּוִד֙Davidיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּwill be Josiahשְׁמ֔וֹname hisוְזָבַ֣חand he will sacrificeעָלֶ֗יךָon youאֶת־obj.כֹּהֲנֵ֤יthe priests ofהַבָּמוֹת֙the high placesהַמַּקְטִרִ֣יםwho make smokeעָלֶ֔יךָon youוְעַצְמ֥וֹתand bones ofאָדָ֖םhumankindיִשְׂרְפ֥וּpeople will burnעָלֶֽיךָ׃on you
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וְנָתַן֩and he gaveבַּיּ֨וֹםon the dayהַה֤וּאthe thatמוֹפֵת֙a signלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingזֶ֣הthisהַמּוֹפֵ֔תis the signאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichדִּבֶּ֣רhe has spokenיְהוָ֑הYahwehהִנֵּ֤הhere!הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altarנִקְרָ֔עis about to be torn apartוְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְand it will be poured outהַדֶּ֥שֶׁןthe fatty ashאֲשֶׁר־whichעָלָֽיו׃is on it
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasכִשְׁמֹ֨עַwhen heardהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.דְּבַ֣רthe word ofאִישׁ־the man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe Godאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichקָרָ֤אhe called outעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altarבְּבֵֽית־at Beth-אֵ֔ל-elוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he stretched outיָרָבְעָ֧םJeroboamאֶת־obj.יָד֛וֹhand hisמֵעַ֥לfrom atהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altarלֵאמֹ֣ר׀to sayingתִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּseize himוַתִּיבַ֤שׁand it dried upיָדוֹ֙hand hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichשָׁלַ֣חhe had stretched outעָלָ֔יוon himוְלֹ֥אand notיָכֹ֖לhe was ableלַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּto bring back itאֵלָֽיו׃to himself
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וַיַּ֨עַןand he answeredהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀and he saidאֶל־toאִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe Godחַל־entreatנָ֞אpleaseאֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֨יthe face ofיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לand prayבַּעֲדִ֔יfor meוְתָשֹׁ֥בso may it come backיָדִ֖יhand myאֵלָ֑יto meוַיְחַ֤לand he entreatedאִישׁ־the man ofהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godאֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֣יthe face ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַתָּ֤שָׁבand it came backיַד־the hand ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingאֵלָ֔יוto himוַתְּהִ֖יand it wasכְּבָרִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃as at the former time
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאִישׁ־the man ofהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingאִם־ifתִּתֶּן־you will giveלִי֙to meאֶת־obj.חֲצִ֣יthe half ofבֵיתֶ֔ךָhousehold yourלֹ֥אnotאָבֹ֖אI will goעִמָּ֑ךְwith youוְלֹֽא־and notאֹ֤כַלI will eatלֶ֙חֶם֙breadוְלֹ֣אand notאֶשְׁתֶּה־I will drinkמַּ֔יִםwaterבַּמָּק֖וֹםin the placeהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְנָבִ֤יאand a prophetאֶחָד֙oneזָקֵ֔ןoldיֹשֵׁ֖בwas dwellingבְּבֵֽית־in Beth-אֵ֑ל-elוַיָּב֣וֹאand he cameבְנ֡וֹson hisוַיְסַפֶּר־and he recountedל֣וֹto himאֶת־obj.כָּל־everyהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣הthe deedאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂה֩he had doneאִישׁ־the man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀the Godהַיּ֜וֹםthis dayבְּבֵֽית־in Beth-אֵ֗ל-elאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִים֙the wordsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichדִּבֶּ֣רhe had spokenאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּםand they recounted themלַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃to father their
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וַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he wentאַֽחֲרֵי֙afterאִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godוַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּand he found himיֹשֵׁ֖בsittingתַּ֣חַתunderהָאֵלָ֑הthe oakוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֗יוto himהַאַתָּ֧ה¿ are youאִישׁ־the man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםthe Godאֲשֶׁר־whoבָּ֥אתָyou cameמִֽיהוּדָ֖הfrom Judahוַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidאָֽנִי׃I am
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֗וֹto himגַּם־alsoאֲנִ֣יIנָבִיא֮am a prophetכָּמוֹךָ֒like youוּמַלְאָ֡ךְand an angelדִּבֶּ֣רit has spokenאֵלַי֩to meבִּדְבַ֨רby the word ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingהֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּbring back himאִתְּךָ֙with youאֶל־toבֵּיתֶ֔ךָhouse yourוְיֹ֥אכַלso he may eatלֶ֖חֶםbreadוְיֵ֣שְׁתְּso he may drinkמָ֑יִםwaterכִּחֵ֖שׁhe liedלֽוֹ׃to him
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וַיִּקְרָ֞אand he called outאֶל־toאִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe Godאֲשֶׁר־whoבָּ֤אhe had comeמִֽיהוּדָה֙from Judahלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingכֹּ֖הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֑הYahwehיַ֗עַןbecauseכִּ֤יforמָרִ֙יתָ֙you have been disobedient toפִּ֣יthe mouth ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְלֹ֤אand notשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙you have keptאֶת־obj.הַמִּצְוָ֔הthe commandאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוְּךָ֖he commanded youיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃God your
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וַתָּ֗שָׁבand you went backוַתֹּ֤אכַלand you ateלֶ֙חֶם֙breadוַתֵּ֣שְׁתְּand you drankמַ֔יִםwaterבַּמָּקוֹם֙in the placeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichדִּבֶּ֣רhe spokeאֵלֶ֔יךָto youאַל־may notתֹּ֥אכַלyou eatלֶ֖חֶםbreadוְאַל־and may notתֵּ֣שְׁתְּyou drinkמָ֑יִםwaterלֹֽא־notתָב֥וֹאit will goנִבְלָתְךָ֖corpse yourאֶל־toקֶ֥בֶרthe grave ofאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ancestors your
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וַיֵּ֕לֶךְand he wentוַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּand it met himאַרְיֵ֛הa lionבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְon the wayוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּand it killed himוַתְּהִ֤יand it wasנִבְלָתוֹ֙corpse hisמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתthrown downבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְin the roadוְהַחֲמוֹר֙and the donkeyעֹמֵ֣דwas standingאֶצְלָ֔הּbeside itוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הand the lionעֹמֵ֖דwas standingאֵ֥צֶלbesideהַנְּבֵלָֽה׃the corpse
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וְהִנֵּ֧הand there!אֲנָשִׁ֣יםmenעֹבְרִ֗יםwere passing byוַיִּרְא֤וּand they sawאֶת־obj.הַנְּבֵלָה֙the corpseמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתthrown downבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְin the roadוְאֶת־and obj.הָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הthe lionעֹמֵ֖דstandingאֵ֣צֶלbesideהַנְּבֵלָ֑הthe corpseוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they wentוַיְדַבְּר֣וּand they spokeבָעִ֔ירin the cityאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichהַנָּבִ֥יאthe prophetהַזָּקֵ֖ןthe oldיֹשֵׁ֥בwas dwellingבָּֽהּ׃in it
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heardהַנָּבִיא֮the prophetאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoהֱשִׁיב֣וֹhe had brought back himמִן־fromהַדֶּרֶךְ֒the wayוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאִ֣ישׁis the man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםthe Godה֔וּאthatאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoמָרָ֖הhe was disobedient toאֶת־obj.פִּ֣יthe mouth ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּand he has given himיְהוָ֜הYahwehלָאַרְיֵ֗הto the lionוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙and it has mauled himוַיְמִתֵ֔הוּand it has killed himכִּדְבַ֥רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבֶּר־he spokeלֽוֹ׃to him
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וַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he wentוַיִּמְצָ֤אand he foundאֶת־obj.נִבְלָתוֹ֙corpse hisמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתthrown downבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְin the roadוַֽחֲמוֹר֙and the donkeyוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הand the lionעֹמְדִ֖יםwere standingאֵ֣צֶלbesideהַנְּבֵלָ֑הthe corpseלֹֽא־notאָכַ֤לit had eatenהָֽאַרְיֵה֙the lionאֶת־obj.הַנְּבֵלָ֔הthe corpseוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁבַ֖רit had mauledאֶֽת־obj.הַחֲמֽוֹר׃the donkey
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨אand he picked upהַנָּבִ֜יאthe prophetאֶת־obj.נִבְלַ֧תthe corpse ofאִישׁ־the man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםthe Godוַיַּנִּחֵ֥הוּand he placed himאֶֽל־toהַחֲמ֖וֹרthe donkeyוַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּand he brought back himוַיָּבֹ֗אand he cameאֶל־toעִיר֙the city ofהַנָּבִ֣יאthe prophetהַזָּקֵ֔ןthe oldלִסְפֹּ֖דto mournוּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃and to bury him
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וַיְהִי֮and it wasאַחֲרֵ֣יafterקָבְר֣וֹburied heאֹתוֹ֒obj. himוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֶל־toבָּנָיו֙sons hisלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingבְּמוֹתִי֙at death myוּקְבַרְתֶּ֣םand you will buryאֹתִ֔יobj. meבַּקֶּ֕בֶרin the graveאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichאִ֥ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godקָב֣וּרis buriedבּ֑וֹin the itאֵ֚צֶלbesideעַצְמֹתָ֔יוbones hisהַנִּ֖יחוּplaceאֶת־obj.עַצְמֹתָֽי׃bones my
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כִּי֩forהָיֹ֨הcertainly to happenיִהְיֶ֜הit will happenהַדָּבָ֗רthe wordאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichקָרָא֙he called outבִּדְבַ֣רby the word ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altarאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבְּבֵֽית־is in Beth-אֵ֑ל-elוְעַל֙and onכָּל־allבָּתֵּ֣יthe houses ofהַבָּמ֔וֹתthe high placesאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichבְּעָרֵ֥יare in the cities ofשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פSamaria
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אַחַר֙afterהַדָּבָ֣רthe matterהַזֶּ֔הthe thisלֹֽא־notשָׁ֥בhe turned backיָרָבְעָ֖םJeroboamמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹfrom way hisהָרָעָ֑הthe evilוַ֠יָּשָׁבand he returnedוַיַּ֜עַשׂand he appointedמִקְצ֤וֹתfrom the ends ofהָעָם֙the peopleכֹּהֲנֵ֣יpriests ofבָמ֔וֹתhigh placesהֶֽחָפֵץ֙the one desiringיְמַלֵּ֣אhe filledאֶת־obj.יָד֔וֹhand hisוִיהִ֖יand he may beכֹּהֲנֵ֥יpriests ofבָמֽוֹת׃high places
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