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1 Kings 13:14

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּ יֹשֵׁ֖ב תַּ֣חַת הָאֵלָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו הַאַתָּ֧ה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ מִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָֽנִי׃ And he went after the man of God, and he found him sitting under the terebinth. And he said to him, “Are you the … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:13

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־בָּנָ֔יו חִבְשׁוּ־לִ֖י הַחֲמֹ֑ור וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־לֹ֣ו הַחֲמֹ֔ור וַיִּרְכַּ֖ב עָלָֽיו׃ And he said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” And they saddled the donkey for him, and he rode upon it.   Morphology וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:12

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם אֵֽי־זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ הָלָ֑ךְ וַיִּרְא֣וּ בָנָ֗יו אֶת־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלַךְ֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א מִיהוּדָֽה׃ And their father spoke to them, “Which is the way he went?” And his sons saw the way which the man of God had gone, … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:11

וְנָבִ֤יא אֶחָד֙ זָקֵ֔ן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַיָּבֹ֣וא בְנֹ֡ו וַיְסַפֶּר־לֹ֣ו אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֩ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים הַיֹּ֜ום בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֗ל אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם לַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃ And one old prophet was living in Beit-ʾel, and his sons came and told him all the deed that the man … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:10

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אַחֵ֑ר וְלֹֽא־שָׁ֣ב בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֛ר בָּ֥א בָ֖הּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ פ And he went on another way, and he did not return by the way by which he had come to Beit-ʾel.   Morphology וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (vayyélekh) – Root: הלך; Form: Qal … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:9

כִּֽי־כֵ֣ן צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־תֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁתֶּה־מָּ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א תָשׁ֔וּב בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃ for thus I was commanded by the word of YHWH, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread and you shall not drink water, and you shall … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:8

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי֙ אֶת־חֲצִ֣י בֵיתֶ֔ךָ לֹ֥א אָבֹ֖א עִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־אֹ֤כַל לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶשְׁתֶּה־מַּ֔יִם בַּמָּקֹ֖ום הַזֶּֽה׃ And the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half of your house, I will not come with you, and I … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:7

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים בֹּאָה־אִתִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יְתָה וּֽסְעָ֑דָה וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לְךָ֖ מַתָּֽת׃ And the king spoke to the man of God, “Come with me to the house and eat food, and I will give you a gift.”   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (vayedabber) – … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:6

וַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים חַל־נָ֞א אֶת־פְּנֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעֲדִ֔י וְתָשֹׁ֥ב יָדִ֖י אֵלָ֑י וַיְחַ֤ל אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתָּ֤שָׁב יַד־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַתְּהִ֖י כְּבָרִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃ And the king answered and said to the man of God, “Please entreat the face of YHWH … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:5

וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ נִקְרָ֔ע וַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְ הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן מִן־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כַּמֹּופֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ And the altar was torn apart, and the ash was poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:4

וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יָרָבְעָ֧ם אֶת־יָדֹ֛ו מֵעַ֥ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֣ר תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ יָדֹו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֣ח עָלָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יָכֹ֖ל לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֵלָֽיו׃ And it came to pass, when the king heard the word of the man of … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:3

וְנָתַן֩ בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֤וּא מֹופֵת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֣ה הַמֹּופֵ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ נִקְרָ֔ע וְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְ הַדֶּ֥שֶׁן אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃ And he gave on that day a sign, saying, “This is the sign that YHWH has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn apart, … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:2

וַיִּקְרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מִזְבֵּ֣חַ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּֽה־בֵ֞ן נֹולָ֤ד לְבֵית־דָּוִד֙ יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ שְׁמֹ֔ו וְזָבַ֣ח עָלֶ֗יךָ אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֤י הַבָּמֹות֙ הַמַּקְטִרִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ וְעַצְמֹ֥ות אָדָ֖ם יִשְׂרְפ֥וּ עָלֶֽיךָ׃ And he cried out against the altar by the word of YHWH, and said, “Altar, … Continue reading

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1 Kings 13:1

וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִ֣ישׁ אֱלֹהִ֗ים בָּ֧א מִיהוּדָ֛ה בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְיָרָבְעָ֛ם עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ And behold, a man of God came from Yehuda by the word of YHWH to Beit-ʾel, and Yarovʿam was standing at the altar to burn incense.   Morphology … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:33

וַיַּ֜עַל עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֗ל בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יֹום֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּדָ֣א מִלִּבֹּ֑ו וַיַּ֤עַשׂ חָג֙ לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיַּ֥עַל עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ פ And he went up to the altar that he had made in Beit-ʾel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:32

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ יָרָבְעָ֣ם חָ֡ג בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִ֣י בַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־עָשָׂר֩ יֹ֨ום לַחֹ֜דֶשׁ כֶּחָ֣ג אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּיהוּדָ֗ה וַיַּ֨עַל֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ כֵּ֤ן עָשָׂה֙ בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל לְזַבֵּ֖חַ לָעֲגָלִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֑ה וְהֶעֱמִיד֙ בְּבֵ֣ית אֵ֔ל אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֥י הַבָּמֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃ And Yarovʿam made a festival in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:31

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית בָּמֹ֑ות וַיַּ֤עַשׂ כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ מִקְצֹ֣ות הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הָי֖וּ מִבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃ And he made a house of high places, and he made priests from among the ends of the people, who were not from the sons of Levi.   Morphology … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:30

וַיְהִ֛י הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה לְחַטָּ֑את וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֶחָ֖ד עַד־דָּֽן׃ And this thing became a sin, and the people went before the one as far as Dan.   Morphology וַיְהִ֛י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (h.y.h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:29

וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־הָאֶחָ֖ד בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְאֶת־הָאֶחָ֖ד נָתַ֥ן בְּדָֽן׃ And he set the one in Beit-ʾel, and the other he put in Dan.   Morphology וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (va-yasem) – Root: שׂים (s.y.m); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he set”; Notes: … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:28

וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּ֕עַשׂ שְׁנֵ֖י עֶגְלֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם רַב־לָכֶם֙ מֵעֲלֹ֣ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הִנֵּ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶעֱל֖וּךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And the king took counsel and made two golden calves, and he said to them, “It is too much for you to … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:27

אִֽם־יַעֲלֶ֣ה הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה לַעֲשֹׂ֨ות זְבָחִ֤ים בְּבֵית־יְהוָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְ֠שָׁב לֵ֣ב הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ אֶל־אֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַהֲרָגֻ֕נִי וְשָׁ֖בוּ אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֥ם מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃ If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of YHWH in Yerushalayim, then the heart of this people … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:26

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יָרָבְעָ֖ם בְּלִבֹּ֑ו עַתָּ֛ה תָּשׁ֥וּב הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית דָּוִֽד׃ And Yarovʿam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of Dawid.   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ.m.r); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:25

וַיִּ֨בֶן יָרָבְעָ֧ם אֶת־שְׁכֶ֛ם בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרַ֖יִם וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב בָּ֑הּ וַיֵּצֵ֣א מִשָּׁ֔ם וַיִּ֖בֶן אֶת־פְּנוּאֵֽל׃ And Yarovʿam built Shekhem in the hill-country of Efrayim and lived there; and he went out from there and built Penuʾel.   Morphology וַיִּ֨בֶן (va-yiven) – Root: בנה (b.n.h); … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:24

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֡ה לֹֽא־תַעֲלוּ֩ וְלֹא־תִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּן עִם־אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שׁ֚וּבוּ אִ֣ישׁ לְבֵיתֹ֔ו כִּ֧י מֵאִתִּ֛י נִהְיָ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ לָלֶ֖כֶת כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃ ס ‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers, the … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:23

אֱמֹ֗ר אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֤ם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ין וְיֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ “Say to Reḥavʿam son of Shelomo king of Yehuda, and to all the house of Yehuda and Binyamin, and the rest of the people, saying:   Morphology אֱמֹ֗ר (emor) … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:22

וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַ֣ר הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל־שְׁמַעְיָ֥ה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of God came to Shemaʿya the man of God, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי֙ (va-yehi) – Root: היה (h.y.h); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:21

ויבאו רְחַבְעָם֮ יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיַּקְהֵל֩ אֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֨ית יְהוּדָ֜ה וְאֶת־שֵׁ֣בֶט בִּנְיָמִ֗ן מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף בָּח֖וּר עֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה לְהִלָּחֵם֙ עִם־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהָשִׁיב֙ אֶת־הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה לִרְחַבְעָ֖ם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פ And Reḥavʿam came to Yerushalayim, and he assembled all the house of Yehuda and the tribe of Binyamin, … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:20

וַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּֽי־שָׁ֣ב יָרָבְעָ֔ם וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּ וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ אֹתֹו֙ אֶל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ אֹתֹ֖ו עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לֹ֤א הָיָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י בֵית־דָּוִ֔ד זוּלָתִ֥י שֵֽׁבֶט־יְהוּדָ֖ה לְבַדֹּֽו׃ And it came to pass when all Yisraʾel heard that Yarovʿam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly, … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:19

וַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּבֵ֣ית דָּוִ֔ד עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ ס So Yisraʾel rebelled against the house of Dawid until this day.   Morphology וַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּ (va-yifshʿu) – Root: פשע (p.sh.ʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they rebelled”; Notes: Indicates … Continue reading

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1 Kings 12:18

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם אֶת־אֲדֹרָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַמַּ֔ס וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל בֹּ֛ו אֶ֖בֶן וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם הִתְאַמֵּץ֙ לַעֲלֹ֣ות בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔ה לָנ֖וּס יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And King Reḥavʿam sent Adoram who was over the forced labor, and all Yisraʾel stoned him with stone, and he died. And … Continue reading

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