הָקֵל֙ ‘ Lighten hā·qêl מִן־ . . . min- הָעֹ֔ל the yoke hā·‘ōl אֲשֶׁר־ - ’ă·šer- אָבִ֖יךָ your father ’ā·ḇî·ḵā נָתַ֥ן put nā·ṯan עָלֵֽינוּ׃ on us ’? ” ‘ā·lê·nū 1 Kings 12:10 הַיְלָדִים֙ The young men hay·lā·ḏîm אֲשֶׁ֨ר who ’ă·šer גָּדְל֣וּ had grown up gā·ḏə·lū אִתּוֹ֮ with him ’it·tōw וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ replied way·ḏab·bə·rū אֵלָ֗יו ’ê·lāw לֵאמֹר֒ , lê·mōr כֹּֽה־ “ This is how kōh- תֹאמַ֣ר you should answer ṯō·mar הַזֶּ֡ה these haz·zeh לָעָ֣ם people lā·‘ām אֲשֶׁר֩ who ’ă·šer דִּבְּר֨וּ said dib·bə·rū אֵלֶ֜יךָ to you , ’ê·le·ḵā לֵאמֹ֗ר . . . lê·mōr אָבִ֙יךָ֙ ‘ Your father ’ā·ḇî·ḵā עֻלֵּ֔נוּ made our yoke ‘ul·lê·nū הִכְבִּ֣יד heavy , hiḵ·bîḏ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וְאַתָּ֖ה but you wə·’at·tāh הָקֵ֣ל should make it lighter hā·qêl מֵעָלֵ֑ינוּ - . ’ mê·‘ā·lê·nū כֹּ֚ה This is what kōh תְּדַבֵּ֣ר you should tell tə·ḏab·bêr אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם them : ’ă·lê·hem קָֽטָנִּ֥י ‘ My little finger qā·ṭān·nî עָבָ֖ה is thicker ‘ā·ḇāh אָבִֽי׃ than my father’s ’ā·ḇî מִמָּתְנֵ֥י waist ! mim·mā·ṯə·nê 1 Kings 12:11 וְעַתָּ֗ה Whereas wə·‘at·tāh אָבִי֙ my father ’ā·ḇî הֶעְמִ֤יס burdened he‘·mîs כָּבֵ֔ד you with a heavy kā·ḇêḏ עֹ֣ל yoke , ‘ōl וַאֲנִ֖י I wa·’ă·nî אוֹסִ֣יף will add ’ō·w·sîp̄ עַֽל־ . . . ‘al- עֲלֵיכֶם֙ to ‘ă·lê·ḵem עֻלְּכֶ֑ם your yoke . ‘ul·lə·ḵem אָבִ֗י Whereas my father ’ā·ḇî יִסַּ֤ר scourged yis·sar אֶתְכֶם֙ you ’eṯ·ḵem בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים with whips , baš·šō·w·ṭîm וַאֲנִ֕י I wa·’ă·nî אֲיַסֵּ֥ר will scourge ’ă·yas·sêr אֶתְכֶ֖ם you ’eṯ·ḵem בָּעַקְרַבִּֽים׃ with scorpions . ’” bā·‘aq·rab·bîm 1 Kings 12:12 הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י After three haš·šə·lî·šî בַּיּ֣וֹם days , bay·yō·wm יָרָבְעָ֧ם Jeroboam yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl הָעָ֛ם the people hā·‘ām וַיָּבוֹ returned way·yå̄·ḇō אֶל־ to ’el- רְחַבְעָ֖ם Rehoboam , rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר since ka·’ă·šer הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ the king ham·me·leḵ לֵאמֹ֔ר . . . lê·mōr דִּבֶּ֤ר had said , dib·ber שׁ֥וּבוּ “ Come back šū·ḇū אֵלַ֖י to me ’ê·lay הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ on the third haš·šə·lî·šî בַּיּ֥וֹם day . ” bay·yō·wm 1 Kings 12:13 הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ And the king ham·me·leḵ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיַּ֧עַן answered way·ya·‘an הָעָ֖ם the people hā·‘ām קָשָׁ֑ה harshly . qā·šāh וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב He rejected way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- עֲצַ֥ת the advice ‘ă·ṣaṯ הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים of the elders haz·zə·qê·nîm אֲשֶׁ֥ר - ’ă·šer יְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ - yə·‘ā·ṣu·hū 1 Kings 12:14 וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר and spoke way·ḏab·bêr אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם to them ’ă·lê·hem הַיְלָדִים֙ as the young men hay·lā·ḏîm כַּעֲצַ֤ת had advised , ka·‘ă·ṣaṯ

