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ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܬܟܪܗ ܐܒܝܡ ܒܪܗ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ
bh bzbn' hw 'thkrh 'bym brh dywrbem
When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܩܘܡܝ ܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܓܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܗܕܝܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܕܥܘܢ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܗܝ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܘܬܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܫܝܠܘ ܗܐ ܐܝܬ ܬܡܢ ܐܚܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܗܘ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܟܕ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ
w'mr ywrbem l'nththh qwmy n' w'shthgny 'yk 'nthth' hdywTth' wl' ndewn d'nthy hy 'nththh dywrbem wth'zlyn lshylw h' 'yth thmn 'khy' nby' dhw 'mr ly kd q'm hwyth mlk' el em' hn'
But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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ܘܬܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܓ̇ܠܐ ܠܟܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܗܢܐ
wth'zlyn lwthh gl' lky mdm dhw' lh lTly' hn'
“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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ܘܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܝܐ ܕܗܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܐܬ̇ܝܐ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܡܢܟ ܥܠ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܟܪܝܗ ܗܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܡܥܠܗ̇ ܘܗܝ ܡܫܬܓܢܝܐ
wmn qdm mry' 'th'mr l'khy' dh' 'nththh dywrbem 'thy' lmsh'l pthgm' mnk el brh dkryh hw hkn' whkn' th'mr lh wnhw' bmelh why mshthgny'
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
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ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܐܚܝܐ ܩܠܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܝܗ̇ ܟܕ ܥܐ̇ܠܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܥܘܠܝ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܠܡܢܐ ܡܫܬܓܢܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܘܐܢܐ ܡܫܕܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܟܝ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܩܫܝ̈ܬܐ
whw' dkd shme 'khy' ql' drglyh kd e'l' bthre' 'mr lh ewly 'nththh dywrbem lmn' mshthgny' 'nthy w'n' mshdr 'n' d'mr lky ml' qshyth'
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
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ܙܠܝ ܐܡܪܝ ܠܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܪܝܡܬܟ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܝܗܒܬܟ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
zly 'mry lywrbem hkn' 'mr mr' mrwth' d'ysryl 'n' 'rymthk mn em' wyhbthk mlk' el emy 'ysryl
Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
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ܘܢܣܒܬܗ̇ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܝܗܒܬܗ̇ ܠܟ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܒ̣ܕܝ ܕܢܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܗܠܟ ܒܢܡܘ̈ܣܝ ܒܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡܝ
wnsbthh mlkwth' mn dbyth dwyd wyhbthh lk wl' hwyth 'yk dwyd ebdy dnTr pwqdny whlk bnmwsy bklh lbh lmebd dshpyr qdmy
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
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ܘܐܢܬ ܐܒܐܫܬ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܘܐܙܠܬ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܟ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܠܡܓܕܦܘ ܩܕܡܝ ܘܕܚܠܬܝ ܫܕܝܬ ܒܣܬܪ ܨܘܪܟ
w'nth 'b'shth lmebd mn kwl mlk' dhww qdmyk w'zlth ebdth lk pthkr' demm' wtslm' lmgdpw qdmy wdkhlthy shdyth bsthr tswrk
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,