H9002–/וְ–v

and Hadad fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the servants of his father, with him, to go in to Egypt, and Hadad `is' a little youth,

וַאֲנָשִׁ֨ים (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲדַ֖ד (וַ) va. “and”

and they rise out of Midian, and come into Paran, and take men with them out of Paran, and come in to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he giveth to him a house, and bread hath commanded for him, and land hath given to him.

וְלֶ֙חֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶ֖רֶץ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Hadad hath heard in Egypt that David hath lain with his fathers, and that Joab head of the host is dead, and Hadad saith unto Pharaoh, `Send me away, and I go unto my land.'

וַהֲדַ֞ד (וַ) va. “and”וְכִי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵלֵ֥ךְ (וְ) ve. “so”

And Pharaoh saith to him, `But, what art thou lacking with me, that lo, thou art seeking to go unto thine own land?' and he saith, `Nay, but thou dost certainly send me away.'

וְהִנְּךָ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

and he is an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, (besides the evil that Hadad `did'), and he cutteth off in Israel, and reigneth over Aram.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda -- the name of whose mother `is' Zeruah, a widow woman -- servant to Solomon, he also lifteth up a hand against the king;

וְיָרָבְעָם֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and this `is' the thing `for' which he lifted up a hand against the king: Solomon built Millo -- he shut up the breach of the city of David his father,

וְזֶ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

and the man Jeroboam `is' mighty in valour, and Solomon seeth the young man that he is doing business, and appointeth him over all the burden of the house of Joseph.

וְהָאִ֥ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Jeroboam hath gone out from Jerusalem, and Ahijah the Shilonite, the prophet, findeth him in the way, and he is covering himself with a new garment; and both of them `are' by themselves in a field,

וְיָֽרָבְעָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֤וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

and the one tribe he hath for My servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have fixed on, out of all the tribes of Israel.

וְהַשֵּׁ֥בֶט (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְמַ֙עַן֙ (וּ) u. “and”

`Because they have forsaken Me, and bow themselves to Ashtoreth, god`dess' of the Zidonians, to Chemosh god of Moab, and to Milcom god of the sons of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways, to do that which `is' right in Mine eyes, and My statutes and My judgments, like David his father.

וּלְמִלְכֹּ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֻקֹּתַ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

`And I do not take the whole of the kingdom out of his hand, for prince I make him all days of his life, for the sake of David My servant whom I chose, who kept My commands and My statutes;

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

and to his son I give one tribe, for there being a lamp to David My servant all the days before Me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to Myself to put My name there.

וְלִבְנ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

`And thee I take, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth, and thou hast been king over Israel;

וְאֹתְךָ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

and it hath been, if thou dost hear all that I command thee, and hast walked in My ways, and done that which is right in Mine eyes, to keep My statutes and My commands, as did David My servant, that I have been with thee, and have built for thee a stedfast house, as I built for David, and have given to thee Israel,

וּמִצְוֹתַ֔י (וּ) u. “and”

and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not all the days.'

וַֽאעַנֶּ֛ה (וַֽ) va. “so”

And the rest of the matters of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written on the book of the matters of Solomon?

וְיֶ֨תֶר (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָכְמָת֑וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the days that Solomon hath reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel `are' forty years,

וְהַיָּמִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's hearing (and he `is' yet in Egypt where he hath fled from the presence of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam dwelleth in Egypt),

וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

that they send and call for him; and they come -- Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel -- and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

`Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light `some' of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'

וְאַתָּ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he saith unto them, `Go -- yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.

וְשׁ֣וּבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten `somewhat' of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'

וְנָשִׁ֥יב (וְ) ve. “and”

And they speak unto him -- the lads who had grown up with him -- saying, `Thus dost thou say to this people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make `it' light upon us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My little `finger' is thicker than the loins of my father;

וְאַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions.'

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”וַאֲנִ֕י (וַ) va. “and”