H9005–/ל–l

And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to the people who have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us, -- thus shalt thou say to them: My little [ergänzt: finger] is thicker than my father's loins;

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָעָם֩ (לָ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed saying, Come again to me on the third day.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but *I* will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but *I* [ergänzt: will chastise you] with scorpions.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them; and the people answered the king saying, What portion have we in David? and [ergänzt: we have] no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel. Now see to thine own house, David! And all Israel went to their tents.

לָהֶם֒ (לָ) la. “to”לֵאמֹ֡ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָּנוּ֩ (לָּ) la. “[belongs] to”לְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

לַֽעֲל֣וֹת (לַֽ) la. “to”לָנ֖וּס (לָ) la. “to”

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

לְהִלָּחֵם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”לִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ (לִ) li “to”

But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren; return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

לְבֵית֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

לְמָצ֖וֹר (לְ) le. “to”

and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.

לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

for the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from exercising the priesthood to Jehovah;

לִיהוּדָ֖ה (לִ) li. “to”וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (לִֽ) li. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for”לַבָּמ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “for the”וְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים (לַ) la. “for the”וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים (לָ) la. “for the”

-- And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.

לְבַקֵּ֕שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לִזְבּ֕וֹחַ (לִ) li “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to”

And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong three years; for during three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

לְשָׁנִ֣ים (לְ) le. “for”לְשָׁנִ֥ים (לְ) le. “for”

And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as wife, [ergänzt: and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “for”

And she bore him children: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to”

And Rehoboam established Abijah the son of Maachah at the head, to be ruler among his brethren; for [ergänzt: he thought] to make him king.

לָרֹ֧אשׁ (לָ) la. “to the”לְנָגִ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance. And he desired [ergänzt: for them] a multitude of wives.

לְֽכָל־ (לְֽ) le. “to”לְכֹל֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to”לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “to”

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, because they had transgressed against Jehovah, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”

with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen; and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians.

לָעָ֞ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to the”

And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה (לִֽ) li. “[belonged] to”

And Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and [ergänzt: to] the princes of Judah that had gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus saith Jehovah: Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

לָהֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them, but I will grant them a little deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

לֵאמֹ֛ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “to”לִפְלֵיטָ֔ה (לִ) li “<to>”