1 Kings

1 Kings 12:28–31

²⁸After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people,^d “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

²⁹One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. ³⁰And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.^e

³¹Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.

Footnotes

d 12:28 Hebrew to them
e 12:30 Likely reading of the original Hebrew text; MT the people walked to the one as far as Dan; LXX the people went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan

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1 Kings 12:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After seeking advice	וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ	way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3289 advise, counsel
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
made	וַיַּ֕עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
two	שְׁנֵ֖י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
golden	זָהָ֑ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
calves	עֶגְלֵ֣י	‘eḡ·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5695 calf
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the people	אֲלֵהֶ֗ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Going up	מֵעֲל֣וֹת	mê·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
is too much	רַב־	raḇ-	Adverb	H7227 much, many, great
for you	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
Here	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
are your gods	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
brought you up	הֶעֱל֖וּךָ	he·‘ĕ·lū·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

1 Kings 12:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One	הָאֶחָ֖ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
he set up	וַיָּ֥שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
in Bethel	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
the other	הָאֶחָ֖ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
in Dan	בְּדָֽן׃	bə·ḏān	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan

1 Kings 12:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
thing	הַדָּבָ֥ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
became	וַיְהִ֛י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a sin	לְחַטָּ֑את	lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
the people	הָעָ֛ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
walked	וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
as far as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Dan	דָּֽן׃	dān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
one	הָאֶחָ֖ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one

1 Kings 12:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jeroboam also built	וַיַּ֖עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
shrines	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
on the high places	בָּמ֑וֹת	bā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
and appointed	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
from every class	מִקְצ֣וֹת	miq·ṣō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H7098 end
of people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
priests	כֹּֽהֲנִים֙	kō·hă·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were	הָי֖וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Levites	מִבְּנֵ֥י	mib·bə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son