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“SayאֱמֹרtoאֶלRehoboamרְחַבְעָםsonבֶּןof Solomon,שְׁלֹמֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהand toוְאֶלallכָּלthe houseבֵּיתof Judahיְהוּדָהand Benjamin,וּבִנְיָמִיןand to the restוְיֶתֶרof the people,הָעָםsaying,לֵאמֹר
1 Kings 12:23
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1 Kings 12:23, word by word
- “Sayאֱמֹרemor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “emor” appears- Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechavam
Rehoboam
Rehoboam: son of Solomon and king after him; in his reign the kingdom was divided and he was left with only Judah and Benjamin (1 Kings 12–14).
Where else “rechavam” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- and Benjaminבִנְיָמִיןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- and to the restיֶתֶרyeter
rest
What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.
Where else “yeter” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears
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1 Kings 12:21-24
21Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. 22But the word of Elohim came to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim, saying, 23“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, 24‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the word of YHWH, and turned back to go home, according to the word of YHWH.
1Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2But the word of YHWH came to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim, saying, 3“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the words of YHWH, and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
The context
22But the word of Elohim came to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim, saying,
23 · This verse (above)
24‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the word of YHWH, and turned back to go home, according to the word of YHWH.