אֹתֽוֹ׃ - . ’ō·ṯōw 2 Chronicles 10:2 וַיְהִ֞י - way·hî יָרָבְעָ֤ם When Jeroboam yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām בֶּן־ son ben- נְבָט֙ of Nebat nə·ḇāṭ כִּשְׁמֹ֨עַ heard about this , kiš·mō·a‘ יָרָבְעָ֖ם [he] yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām וַיָּ֥שָׁב returned way·yā·šāḇ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ from Egypt , mim·miṣ·rā·yim וְה֣וּא - wə·hū בְמִצְרַ֔יִם - ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim אֲשֶׁ֣ר where ’ă·šer בָּרַ֔ח he had fled bā·raḥ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ from King ham·me·leḵ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה Solomon šə·lō·mōh מִפְּנֵ֖י - . mip·pə·nê 2 Chronicles 10:3 וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ So they sent for way·yiš·lə·ḥū וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ [Jeroboam] way·yiq·rə·’ū- ל֔וֹ , lōw יָרָבְעָ֖ם and [he] yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl וַיָּבֹ֥א came way·yā·ḇō אֶל־ to ’el- רְחַבְעָ֖ם Rehoboam rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ and said way·ḏab·bə·rū לֵאמֹֽר׃ . . . , lê·mōr 2 Chronicles 10:4 אָבִ֖יךָ “ Your father ’ā·ḇî·ḵā הִקְשָׁ֣ה put a heavy hiq·šāh עֻלֵּ֑נוּ yoke ‘ul·lê·nū אֶת־ on us . ’eṯ- וְעַתָּ֡ה But now wə·‘at·tāh הָקֵל֩ you should lighten hā·qêl הַקָּשָׁ֗ה the burden haq·qā·šāh אָבִ֜יךָ of your father’s ’ā·ḇî·ḵā מֵעֲבֹדַ֨ת service mê·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ הַכָּבֵ֛ד and the heavy hak·kā·ḇêḏ אֲשֶׁר־ - ’ă·šer- וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ yoke ū·mê·‘ul·lōw נָתַ֥ן he put nā·ṯan עָלֵ֖ינוּ on us , ‘ā·lê·nū וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ and we will serve you .” wə·na·‘aḇ·ḏe·kā 2 Chronicles 10:5 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר Rehoboam answered , way·yō·mer וְשׁ֣וּבוּ “ Come back wə·šū·ḇū אֵלָ֑י to me ’ê·lāy אֲלֵהֶ֗ם - ’ă·lê·hem ע֛וֹד in ‘ō·wḏ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת three šə·lō·šeṯ יָמִ֖ים days . ” yā·mîm הָעָֽם׃ס So the people hā·‘ām וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ departed . way·yê·leḵ 2 Chronicles 10:6 הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ Then King ham·me·leḵ רְחַבְעָ֗ם Rehoboam rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץ consulted way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ אֶת־ with ’eṯ- הַזְּקֵנִים֙ the elders haz·zə·qê·nîm אֲשֶׁר־ who ’ă·šer- הָי֣וּ vvv hā·yū עֹֽמְדִ֗ים had served ‘ō·mə·ḏîm לִפְנֵי֙ . . . lip̄·nê אָבִ֔יו his father ’ā·ḇîw שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה Solomon šə·lō·mōh בִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹ during bih·yō·ṯōw חַ֖י his lifetime . ḥay אֵ֚יךְ “ How ’êḵ אַתֶּ֣ם do you ’at·tem נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים advise me nō·w·‘ā·ṣîm לְהָשִׁ֥יב to respond lə·hā·šîḇ דָּבָֽר׃ . . . dā·ḇār הַזֶּ֖ה to these haz·zeh לָֽעָם־ people ?” lā·‘ām- לֵאמֹ֑ר he asked . lê·mōr 2 Chronicles 10:7 וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ They replied way·ḏab·bə·rū אֵלָ֜יו ’ê·lāw לֵאמֹ֗ר , lê·mōr אִם־ “ If ’im- תִּֽהְיֶ֨ה you will be tih·yeh לְט֜וֹב kind lə·ṭō·wḇ הַזֶּה֙ to these haz·zeh לְהָעָ֤ם people lə·hā·‘ām וּרְצִיתָ֔ם and please them ū·rə·ṣî·ṯām וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ by speaking wə·ḏib·bar·tā

