1 Kings 14
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיָרָבְעָ֜םJeroboamלְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹto wife hisק֤וּמִיariseנָא֙pleaseוְהִשְׁתַּנִּ֔יתand you will disguise yourselfוְלֹ֣אand notיֵֽדְע֔וּpeople will knowכִּי־thatאַ֖תְּyouאֵ֣שֶׁתare the wife ofיָרָבְעָ֑םJeroboamוְהָלַ֣כְתְּand you will goשִׁלֹ֗הShilohהִנֵּה־there!שָׁם֙is thereאֲחִיָּ֣הAhijahהַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophetהֽוּא־heדִבֶּ֥רhe spokeעָלַ֛יon meלְמֶ֖לֶךְto kingעַל־overהָעָ֥םthe peopleהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וַתַּ֤עַשׂand she didכֵּן֙thusאֵ֣שֶׁתthe wife ofיָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboamוַתָּ֙קָם֙and she aroseוַתֵּ֣לֶךְand she wentשִׁלֹ֔הShilohוַתָּבֹ֖אand she wentבֵּ֣יתthe house ofאֲחִיָּ֑הAhijahוַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙and Ahijahלֹֽא־notיָכֹ֣לhe was ableלִרְא֔וֹתto seeכִּ֛יforקָ֥מוּthey were fixedעֵינָ֖יוeyes hisמִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃ סfrom old age his
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וַיהוָ֞הand Yahwehאָמַ֣רhe had saidאֶל־toאֲחִיָּ֗הוּAhijahהִנֵּ֣הhere!אֵ֣שֶׁתthe wife ofיָרָבְעָ֡םJeroboamבָּאָ֣הis about to comeלִדְרֹשׁ֩to seekדָּבָ֨רa wordמֵעִמְּךָ֤from with the youאֶל־concerningבְּנָהּ֙son herכִּֽי־forחֹלֶ֣הis sickה֔וּאheכָּזֹ֥הlike thisוְכָזֶ֖הand like thisתְּדַבֵּ֣רyou will speakאֵלֶ֑יהָto herוִיהִ֣יand it may beכְבֹאָ֔הּwhen comes sheוְהִ֖יאand sheמִתְנַכֵּרָֽה׃will be acted as a stranger
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasכִשְׁמֹ֨עַwhen heardאֲחִיָּ֜הוּAhijahאֶת־obj.ק֤וֹלthe sound ofרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙feet herבָּאָ֣הcomingבַפֶּ֔תַחin the entranceוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidבֹּ֖אִיcomeאֵ֣שֶׁתO wife ofיָרָבְעָ֑םJeroboamלָ֣מָּהto why?זֶּ֗הthisאַ֚תְּare youמִתְנַכֵּרָ֔הacting as a strangerוְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יand Iשָׁל֥וּחַhave been sentאֵלַ֖יִךְto youקָשָֽׁה׃hard
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וָאֶקְרַ֤עand I tore awayאֶת־obj.הַמַּמְלָכָה֙the kingdomמִבֵּ֣יתfrom the house ofדָּוִ֔דDavidוָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָand I gave itלָ֑ךְto youוְלֹֽא־and notהָיִ֜יתָyou have beenכְּעַבְדִּ֣יlike servant myדָוִ֗דDavidאֲשֶׁר֩whoשָׁמַ֨רhe keptמִצְוֹתַ֜יcommandments myוַאֲשֶׁר־and whoהָלַ֤ךְhe walkedאַחֲרַי֙after meבְּכָל־with allלְבָב֔וֹheart hisלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתto doרַ֖קonlyהַיָּשָׁ֥רthe rightבְּעֵינָֽי׃in view my
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וַתָּ֣רַעand you have done evilלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתto actמִכֹּ֖לmore than allאֲשֶׁר־those whoהָי֣וּthey wereלְפָנֶ֑יךָto before youוַתֵּ֡לֶךְand you have goneוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־and you have madeלְּךָ֩for yourselfאֱלֹהִ֨יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֤יםotherוּמַסֵּכוֹת֙and molten imagesלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיto provoke to anger meוְאֹתִ֥יand obj. meהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּyou have castאַחֲרֵ֥יbehindגַוֶּֽךָ׃ סback your
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לָכֵ֗ןto thereforeהִנְנִ֨יhere Iמֵבִ֤יאam about to bringרָעָה֙calamityאֶל־toבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboamוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יand I will cut offלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙to Jeroboamמַשְׁתִּ֣יןone who urinatesבְּקִ֔ירon a wallעָצ֥וּרshut upוְעָז֖וּבand freedבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israelוּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙and I will sweep awayאַחֲרֵ֣יbehindבֵית־the house ofיָרָבְעָ֔םJeroboamכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust asיְבַעֵ֥רsomeone sweeps awayהַגָּלָ֖לthe dungעַד־untilתֻּמּֽוֹ׃is complete it
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וְסָֽפְדוּ־and they will mournל֤וֹfor himכָל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelוְקָבְר֣וּand they will buryאֹת֔וֹobj. himכִּֽי־forזֶ֣הthis oneלְבַדּ֔וֹto only himיָבֹ֥אhe will goלְיָרָבְעָ֖םof Jeroboamאֶל־intoקָ֑בֶרa graveיַ֣עַןbecauseנִמְצָא־it was foundב֞וֹin himדָּבָ֣רsomethingט֗וֹבgoodאֶל־toיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelבְּבֵ֥יתin the house ofיָרָבְעָֽם׃Jeroboam
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וְהִכָּ֨הand he will strike downיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asיָנ֣וּדit swaysהַקָּנֶה֮the reedבַּמַּיִם֒in the waterוְנָתַ֣שׁand he will pluck upאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelמֵ֠עַלfrom onהָאֲדָמָ֨הthe groundהַטּוֹבָ֤הthe goodהַזֹּאת֙the thisאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichנָתַן֙he gaveלַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םto ancestors theirוְזֵרָ֖םand he will scatter themמֵעֵ֣בֶרfrom the other sideלַנָּהָ֑רof the Riverיַ֗עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁ֤רthatעָשׂוּ֙they have madeאֶת־obj.אֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔םAsherah poles theirמַכְעִיסִ֖יםprovoking to angerאֶת־obj.יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וּרְחַבְעָם֙and Rehoboamבֶּן־the son ofשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הin Judahבֶּן־was a son ofאַרְבָּעִ֣יםfortyוְאַחַ֣תand oneשָׁנָה֩yearsרְחַבְעָ֨םRehoboamבְּמָלְכ֜וֹwhen became king heוּֽשֲׁבַ֨עand seven-עֶשְׂרֵ֥הteenשָׁנָ֣ה׀yearsמָלַ֣ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֗םin Jerusalemהָ֠עִירthe cityאֲשֶׁר־whereבָּחַ֨רhe had chosenיְהוָ֜הYahwehלָשׂ֨וּםto putאֶת־obj.שְׁמ֥וֹname hisשָׁם֙thereמִכֹּל֙from allשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisנַעֲמָ֖הwas Naamahהָעַמֹּנִֽית׃the Ammonite woman
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וַיִּקַּ֞חand he tookאֶת־obj.אֹצְר֣וֹתthe treasures ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙the treasures ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְאֶת־and obj.הַכֹּ֖לthe everythingלָקָ֑חhe tookוַיִּקַּח֙and he tookאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמָגִנֵּ֣יthe shields ofהַזָּהָ֔בthe goldאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֖הhe had madeשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בand he lay downרְחַבְעָ֜םRehoboamעִם־withאֲבֹתָ֗יוancestors hisוַיִּקָּבֵ֤רand he was buriedעִם־withאֲבֹתָיו֙ancestors hisבְּעִ֣ירin the city ofדָּוִ֔דDavidוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisנַעֲמָ֖הwas Naamahהָעַמֹּנִ֑יתthe Ammonite womanוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became kingאֲבִיָּ֥םAbijamבְּנ֖וֹson hisתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him
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