2 Chronicles 11
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וַיָּבֹ֣אand he cameרְחַבְעָם֮Rehoboamיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒Jerusalemוַיַּקְהֵל֩and he called togetherאֶת־obj.בֵּ֨יתthe house ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןand Benjaminמֵאָ֨הone hundredוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםand eightyאֶ֛לֶףthousandבָּח֖וּרchosen manעֹשֵׂ֣הmakers ofמִלְחָמָ֑הwarלְהִלָּחֵם֙to do battleעִם־withיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלְהָשִׁ֥יבto restoreאֶת־obj.הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הthe kingdomלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פto Rehoboam
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כֹּ֣הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֡הYahwehלֹא־notתַעֲלוּ֩you must go upוְלֹא־and notתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּyou must do battleעִם־withאֲחֵיכֶ֗םcountrymen yourשׁ֚וּבוּreturnאִ֣ישׁeveryoneלְבֵית֔וֹto own house hisכִּ֧יforמֵֽאִתִּ֛יfrom with the meנִהְיָ֖הit has occurredהַדָּבָ֣רthe thingהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙and they obeyedאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּand they turned backמִלֶּ֥כֶתfrom goingאֶל־againstיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פJeroboam
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כִּֽי־forעָזְב֣וּthey forsookהַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levitesאֶת־obj.מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙pasture lands theirוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םand property theirוַיֵּלְכ֥וּand they wentלִיהוּדָ֖הto Judahוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םand to Jerusalemכִּֽי־forהִזְנִיחָ֤םhe had rejected themיָֽרָבְעָם֙Jeroboamוּבָנָ֔יוand sons hisמִכַּהֵ֖ןfrom serving as priestsלַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
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וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םand after themמִכֹּל֙from allשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙those who setאֶת־obj.לְבָבָ֔םheart theirלְבַקֵּ֕שׁto seekאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelבָּ֚אוּthey cameיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemלִזְבּ֕וֹחַto sacrificeלַיהוָ֖הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ancestors their
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וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙and they strengthenedאֶת־obj.מַלְכ֣וּתthe kingdom ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּand they strengthenedאֶת־obj.רְחַבְעָ֥םRehoboamבֶּן־the son ofשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלְשָׁנִ֣יםfor yearsשָׁל֑וֹשׁthreeכִּ֣יforהָֽלְכ֗וּthey walkedבְּדֶ֧רֶךְin the way ofדָּוִ֛ידDavidוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הand Solomonלְשָׁנִ֥יםfor yearsשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃three
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וַיֶּאֱהַ֨בand he lovedרְחַבְעָ֜םRehoboamאֶת־obj.מַעֲכָ֣הMaacahבַת־the daughter ofאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםAbsalomמִכָּל־more than allנָשָׁיו֙wives hisוּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יוand concubines hisכִּ֠יforנָשִׁ֤יםwivesשְׁמוֹנֶֽה־eight-עֶשְׂרֵה֙teenנָשָׂ֔אhe had takenוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםand concubinesשִׁשִּׁ֑יםsixtyוַיּ֗וֹלֶדand he fatheredעֶשְׂרִ֧יםtwentyוּשְׁמוֹנָ֛הand eightבָּנִ֖יםsonsוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםand sixtyבָּנֽוֹת׃daughters
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וַיָּבֶן֩and he acted wiselyוַיִּפְרֹ֨ץand he distributedמִכָּל־some of allבָּנָ֜יוsons hisלְֽכָל־to allאַרְצ֧וֹתthe lands ofיְהוּדָ֣הJudahוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןand Benjaminלְכֹל֙to allעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofהַמְּצֻר֔וֹתthe fortificationsוַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he gaveלָהֶ֛םto themהַמָּז֖וֹןthe foodלָרֹ֑בto abundanceוַיִּשְׁאַ֖לand he soughtהֲמ֥וֹןa multitude ofנָשִֽׁים׃wives
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