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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.'

בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”בָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”

And they come -- Jeroboam and all the people -- unto Rehoboam, on the third day, as the king had spoken, saying, `Come back unto me on the third day.'

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בַּיּ֥וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- I chastise you with scorpions;'

בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”בָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”

and the king hearkened not unto the people, for the revolution was from Jehovah, in order to establish His word that Jehovah spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam son of Nebat.

בְּיַד֙ (בְּ) be. “by”

And all Israel see that the king hath not hearkened unto them, and the people send the king back word, saying, `What portion have we in David? yea, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse; to thy tents, O Israel; now see thy house, O David!' and Israel goeth to its tents.

בְּדָוִ֜ד (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבֶן־ (בְּ) be. “in”

As to the sons of Israel, those dwelling in the cities of Judah -- over them reign doth Rehoboam.

בְּעָרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And king Rehoboam sendeth Adoram who `is' over the tribute, and all Israel cast at him stones, and he dieth; and king Rehoboam hath strengthened himself to go up into a chariot to flee to Jerusalem;

בּ֛וֹ (בּ֛) b “<in>”בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and Israel transgresseth against the house of David unto this day.

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “against”

And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out thence, and buildeth Penuel;

בְּהַ֥ר (בְּ) be. “in”בָּ֑הּ (בָּ֑) Ba “in”

and Jeroboam saith in his heart, `Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David --

בְּלִבּ֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

if this people go up to make sacrifices in the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, then hath the heart of this people turned back unto their lord, unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they have slain me, and turned back unto Rehoboam king of Judah.'

בְּבֵית־ (בְּ) be. “in”בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

And he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan,

בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּדָֽן׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that `is' in Judah, and he offereth on the altar -- so did he in Beth-El -- to sacrifice to the calves which he made, and he hath appointed in Beth-El the priests of the high places that he made.

בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּחֲמִשָּֽׁה־ (בַּ) ba. “on”בִּיהוּדָ֗ה (בִּ) bi. “[was] in”בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And he offereth up on the altar that he made in Beth-El, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month that he devised of his own heart, and he maketh a festival to the sons of Israel, and offereth on the altar -- to make perfume.

בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה (בַּ) ba. “on”בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And lo, a man of God hath come from Judah, by the word of Jehovah, unto Beth-El, and Jeroboam is standing by the altar -- to make perfume;

בִּדְבַ֥ר (בִּ) bi “by”

and he calleth against the altar, by the word of Jehovah, and saith, `Altar! altar! thus said Jehovah, Lo, a son is born to the house of David -- Josiah his name -- and he hath sacrificed on thee the priests of the high places who are making perfume on thee, and bones of man are burnt on thee.'

בִּדְבַ֣ר (בִּ) bi “by”

And he hath given on that day a sign, saying, `This `is' the sign that Jehovah hath spoken, Lo, the altar is rent, and the ashes poured forth that `are' on it.'

בַּיּ֨וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the word of the man of God that he calleth against the altar in Beth-El, that Jeroboam putteth forth his hand from off the altar, saying, `Catch him;' and his hand is dried up that he hath put forth against him, and he is not able to bring it back unto him,

בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “at”

and the altar is rent, and the ashes poured forth from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of Jehovah.

בִּדְבַ֥ר (בִּ) bi “by”

And the king answereth and saith unto the man of God, `Appease, I pray thee, the face of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, and my hand doth come back unto me;' and the man of God appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and the hand of the king cometh back unto him, and it is as at the beginning.

כְּבָרִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃ (בָ) va. “at the”

And the man of God saith unto the king, `If thou dost give to me the half of thine house, I do not go in with thee, nor do I eat bread, nor do I drink water, in this place;

בַּמָּק֖וֹם (בַּ) ba. “in the”

for so He commanded me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou dost not eat bread nor drink water, nor turn back in the way that thou hast come.'

בִּדְבַ֤ר (בִּ) bi “by”בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “by the”

And he goeth on in another way, and hath not turned back in the way in which he came in unto Beth-El.

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (בְּ) be. “by”בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “by the”בָ֖הּ (בָ֖) va “by”

And a certain aged prophet is dwelling in Beth-El, and his son cometh and recounteth to him all the deed that the man of God hath done to-day in Beth-El, the words that he hath spoken unto the king, -- yea, they recount them to their father.

בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And he saith, `I am not able to turn back with thee, and to go in with thee, nor do I eat bread or drink with thee water in this place,

בַּמָּק֖וֹם (בַּ) ba. “in the”