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1 Kings 12:3

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And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard [of it], (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)	That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,	Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

That they sent^H7971 and called^H7121 him. And Jeroboam^H3379 and all the congregation^H6951 of Israel^H3478 came^H935, and spake^H1696 unto Rehoboam^H7346, saying^H559,

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ וַיִּקְרְאוּ־לֹו [וַיָּבֹאוּ כ] (וַיָּבֹא ק) יָרָבְעָם וְכָל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֶל־רְחַבְעָם לֵאמֹר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַֽ/יִּשְׁלְחוּ֙	va/i.yish.le.Chu	H7971	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ people sent
וַ/יִּקְרְאוּ	va/i.yik.re.'u-	H7121	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they summoned
ל֔/וֹ	l/o		HR/Sp3ms	(to)/ him
ו/יבאו	bôwʼ	H935	HC/Vqw3mp
יָרָבְעָ֖ם	ya.ra.ve.'Am	H3379	HNp	Jeroboam
וְ/כָל	ve./khol	H3605	HC/Ncmsc	and/ all
קְהַ֣ל	ke.Hal	H6951	HNcmsc	(the) assembly of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
וַֽ/יְדַבְּר֔וּ	va/y.da.be.Ru	H1696	HC/Vpw3mp	and/ they spoke
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
רְחַבְעָ֖ם	re.chav.'Am	H7346	HNp	Rehoboam
לֵ/אמֹֽר	le./Mor	H559	HR/Vqc	(to)/ saying

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
• H3379 — יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm, yaw-rob-awm'): from רִיב and עַם; (the) people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings; Jeroboam.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H6951 — קָהָל (qâhâl, kaw-hawl'): from קָהַל; assemblage (usually concretely); assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
• H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
• H7346 — רְחַבְעָם (Rᵉchabʻâm, rekh-ab-awm'): from רָחַב and עַם; a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king; Rehoboam.
• H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Cross References

Reciprocal references (3): Judges 9:1, 2 Chronicles 10:3, Proverbs 26:21

Related Topics

• Nave’s: GOVERNMENT, JEROBOAM, PETITION, REHOBOAM, REVOLT

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