H9005–/ל–l

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

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

And Jeroboam cometh in, and all the people, unto Rehoboam on the third day, as the king spake, saying, `Return unto me on the third day.'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And all Israel have seen that the king hath not hearkened to them, and the people send back `to' the king, saying, `What portion have we in David? yea, there is no inheritance in a son of Jesse; each to thy tents, O Israel; now, see thy house -- David,' and all Israel go 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 sendeth Hadoram, who `is' over the tribute, and the sons of Israel cast at him stones, and he dieth; and king Rehoboam hath strengthened himself to go up into a chariot to flee to Jerusalem;

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

And Rehoboam cometh in to Jerusalem, and assembleth the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight with Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam.

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

And a word of Jehovah is unto Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

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

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not go up nor fight with your brethren, turn back each to his house, for from Me hath this thing been;' and they hear the words of Jehovah, and turn back from going against Jeroboam.

לְבֵית֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And Rehoboam dwelleth in Jerusalem, and buildeth cities for a bulwark in Judah,

לְמָצ֖וֹר (לְ) le. “to”

and in every city and city targets and spears, and strengtheneth them very greatly; and he hath Judah and Benjamin.

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

for the Levites have left their suburbs and their possession, and they come to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons have cast them off from acting as priests to Jehovah,

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

and he establisheth to him priests for high places, and for goats, and for calves, that he made --

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

and after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those giving their heart to seek Jehovah, God of Israel, have come in to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Jehovah, God of their father.

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

And they strengthen the kingdom of Judah, and strengthen Rehoboam son of Solomon, for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

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

And Rehoboam taketh to him a wife, Mahalath, child of Jerimoth son of David, `and' Abigail daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “for”

And she beareth to him sons, Jeush, and Shamaria, and Zaham.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

And after her he hath taken Maachah daughter of Absalom, and she beareth to him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to”

And Rehoboam appointeth for head Abijah son of Maachah, for leader among his brethren, for to cause him to reign.

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

And he hath understanding, and spreadeth out of all his sons to all lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all cities of the bulwarks, and giveth to them provision in abundance; and he asketh a multitude of wives.

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

And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, come up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem -- because they trespassed against Jehovah --

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”

with a thousand and two hundred chariots, and with sixty thousand horsemen, and there is no number to the people who have come with him out of Egypt -- Lubim, Sukkiim, and Cushim --

לָעָ֞ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to the”

and he captureth the cities of the bulwarks that `are' to Judah, and cometh in unto Jerusalem.

לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה (לִֽ) li. “[belonged] to”

And Shemaiah the prophet hath come in unto Rehoboam and the heads of Judah who have been gathered unto Jerusalem from the presence of Shishak, and saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, Ye have forsaken Me, and also, I have left you in the hand of Shishak;'

לָהֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

And when Jehovah seeth that they have been humbled, a word of Jehovah hath been unto Shemaiah, saying, `They have been humbled; I do not destroy them, and I have given to them as a little thing for an escape, and I pour not out My fury in Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak;

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