H9001–/וַ–v

And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten of the parts, for this is what the Lord has said: See, I will take the kingdom away from Solomon by force, and will give ten tribes to you;

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וְנָתַתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

Because they are turned away from me to the worship of Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and Chemosh, the god of Moab, and Milcom, the god of the Ammonites; they have not been walking in my ways or doing what is right in my eyes or keeping my laws

וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮ (וַ) va “and”

But I will take the kingdom from his son, and give it to you.

וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְתַתִּ֣יהָ (וּ) u. “and”

And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

וּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיִ֥יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”

And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשִׂ֨יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֣יתִי (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנִ֨יתִי (וּ) u. “and”וְנָתַתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Solomon was looking for a chance to put Jeroboam to death; but he went in flight to Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt, and was in Egypt till the death of Solomon.

וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְרַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

And Solomon went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David his father: and Solomon went to rest with his fathers and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨קָּבֵ֔ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come together to make him king,

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And, hearing of it, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, where he had gone in flight from Solomon, and was living there, came back to his town Zeredah, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And all the men of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he said to them, Go away for three days and then come back to me again. So the people went away.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץ (וַ) va “and”

And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever.

וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽעֲבַדְתָּ֔ם (וַֽ) va. “and”וַעֲנִיתָ֕ם (וַ) va. “and”וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָי֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him:

וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ (וַ) va “and”

And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the young men of his generation said to him, This is the answer to give to the people who came to you saying, Your father put a hard yoke on us; will you make it less? say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's body;

וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.

וַיָּב֨וֹא (וַ) va “and”

And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

וַיַּ֧עַן (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב (וַֽ) va “and”

But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”

And when all Israel saw that the king would give no attention to them, the people in answer said to the king, What part have we in David? what is our heritage in the son of Jesse? to your tents, O Israel; now see to your people, David. So Israel went awa

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׁ֣בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

(But Rehoboam was still king over those of the children of Israel who were living in the towns of Judah.)

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the overseer of the forced work; and he was stoned to death by all Israel. And King Rehoboam went quickly and got into his carriage to go in flight to Jerusalem.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּמֹ֑ת (וַ) va “and”

So Israel was turned away from the family of David to this day.

וַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now when all Israel had news that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him to come before the meeting of the people, and made him king over Israel: not one of them was joined to the family of David but only the tribe of Judah.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ (וַ) va “and”

When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he got together all the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand of his best fighting-men, to make war against Israel and get the kingdom back for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּקְהֵל֩ (וַ) va “and”