1 Kings

1 Kings 12:1

¹Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Rehoboam	רְחַבְעָ֖ם	rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7346 Rehoboam
went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Shechem	שְׁכֶ֑ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had gone	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to make him king	לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ	lə·ham·lîḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.